muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
body; physique; build; stature
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
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)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(social) position; status
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
now; the present time; just now; another; more
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
go that far; to that extent
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after