to choose; to select; to pick (out)
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
someone; a certain person
to hand (over); to deliver in person
junior high school student; middle school pupil
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
schedule; program; calendar
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
indictment; prosecution; complaint
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)