dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
house where one was born; one's parents' house
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
the same grade; same class
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
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)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
same village; same town; same province
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
nature; property; disposition
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
it is not (like that) either
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
the way one works; one's working manner
to need; to demand; to take; to require
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
personal; individual; private