to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
serious; not joking; straight
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
one's house; one's home; one's family
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to change completely; to change suddenly
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
rather; better; instead; if anything
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
door; gate; opening; title page
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole