member of the Lower House
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
senior high school; high school
life; living; I; me; student
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
at that time; in those days
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
genuine; authentic; true; real
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
go that far; to that extent
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
cannot be helped; unavoidable
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
such; like that; that sort of; very
moving tale; impressive tale
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one