obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
fate; destiny; predestination
way out; means to escape; escape route
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
will; testament; last request
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline