by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
when it becomes; when it comes to
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
memory; sense; experience
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
single word; a few words; brief comment
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
commencing with; including
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
having said that; be that as it may
entering school; school attendance
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to paint (draw) a picture
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)