twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
one's original family name; maiden name
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
incident; affair; happening; event
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
fast walking; semi-jogging
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to be consistent; to be coherent
I see; that's right; indeed
near oneself; close to one; familiar
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to distribute; to hand out
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to some extent; to a certain extent
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
contract; compact; agreement
usually; under usual circumstances
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking