pointing out; identification
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
womanly; ladylike; feminine
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
family; relatives; dependents; household
wherein; therein; thereinto
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
good contrast; marked contrast
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
university student; college student
private tutor; coach; governess
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
besides; in addition; also; moreover
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
private person; individual
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
in spite of; regardless of
curse; spell; malediction
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
leaving school during a term
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
(a person's) family background; lineage
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to not believe one's ears