real experience; actual observations
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
all you want; as much as one wants
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to take someone's life; to kill someone
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
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
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation