to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
indicate reason; infers some protest
birth; creation; formation
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
like this; this sort; this way
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
though; notwithstanding; although
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on