body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
by myself; in person; by oneself
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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)
the same generation; coeval
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
beyond this point; from now on; after this