idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
family; members of a family
(together) with; -wide; including
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
elementary, junior high and high school
together; at the same time; same; identical
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
junior high school student; middle school pupil
family vacation; family trip
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
university student; college student
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
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)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
after a long time; for the first time in a while
two persons; two people; pair; couple
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to discuss; to talk together
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
professor; teaching; instruction