particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
as a child; when one was a child
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
long ago; already; a long time ago
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)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
labrador (breed of dog); labrador retriever
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to say no more; to sink into silence
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to find out; to discover; to detect
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child