present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
speech; expression; wording; language
height (of body); stature
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
exemption; exoneration; discharge
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
living by oneself; living alone
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
results; record; grades; marks
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
until now; so far; up to the present
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
automatic; intransitive verb
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
as a child; when one was a child
neighbourhood; neighborhood
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
infancy; childhood; tender age