finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
former years; formerly; a few years ago
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
while; during; while; although; all; both
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar