next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to be needed; to be wanted
such; this sort of; like this
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
reconciliation; make peace with
though; notwithstanding; although
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole