brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
infancy; childhood; tender age
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
professor; teaching; instruction
history of the Western world
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
foreign; abroad; overseas
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
folklore studies; folkloristics
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
home area; home town; local