to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
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)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
school; school building; schoolhouse
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
entreaty; supplication; petition
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
truancy; school non-attendance
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
such ... as; or some such
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after