to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
again; once more; a second time
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
alone; by oneself; on one's own
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
stairs; stairway; staircase
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
senior high school student
after school (at the end of the day)
next; secondly; subsequently
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
time; hour; period; class
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)