to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
episode; anecdote; vignette
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)
leaving school during a term
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
worthwhile reading; substantial reading
of no interest; not interested
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to ask; to enquire; to query
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
indeed; really; truly; very much
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
true state; actual condition; reality