stability; steadiness; equilibrium
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
not necessarily so; is not always true
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
both hands; both arms; ten
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to press a question; to cross-examine
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
first meeting; first interview with
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
new student; freshman; first-year student
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)