to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
since when; from when; how long
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
primary school; elementary school; grade school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
life; living; I; me; student
to count on one's fingers
about when; about what time; how soon
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
number one; first; best; most; game; round
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
after a long time; for the first time in a while
letter; missive; note; mail
in comparison to; rather than
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
connection; link; relationship
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
to feel; to sense; to experience
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to push aside; to push one's way through