to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to rain incessantly; to downpour
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
heir; inheritor; successor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance