to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to surge; to well up; to gush out
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
commuting to school; school commute
home area; home town; local
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
one more time; once more; once again
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
even if; even though; however; no matter how
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to govern; to manage; to subdue
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
powerful person; influential person
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to