to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
time; season; period; phase; stage
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
senior high school; high school
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
senior high school student
junior high school student; middle school pupil
here and there; in places
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
student (esp. a university student)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to rush over; to run up to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time