donation; contribution; endowment
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to forget completely; to leave behind
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
goodness; excellence; virtue
prefectural high school; public high school
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
race (of people); type of person
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
older sister; elder sister
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to live; to reside; to inhabit
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
factory; plant; mill; workshop
department store; department