life; living; I; me; student
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
after school (at the end of the day)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
(committee) chairman; president
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
one day; (on) a certain day
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
sleepover; overnight stay
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
happy memory; sweet memory
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to make merry; to be festive
that day; the very same day
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas