figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to be conspicuous; to stand out
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
at that time; in those days
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
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)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
side gate; side door; service entrance
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
entertainment; amusement; fun
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve