(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
serious look (on one's face); straight face
and; thereupon; because of that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
senior high school; high school
annual (plant); first-year student
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
loveable; very likeable; like very much
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)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
practice; practising; training; study
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
frequency (of occurrence)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
number of times; frequency; count
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to press a question; to cross-examine
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
pregnancy; conception; gestation