(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
Katsura Kogorou (1833-77)
corridor; hallway; passageway
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
tension; mental strain; nervousness
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
three sides; small offering stand
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
knowing; (an) acquaintance
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
infancy; childhood; tender age
older brother; elder brother
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
at that time; in those days
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
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)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)