(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
letter; missive; note; mail
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
belief; faith; conviction
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
explanation; interpretation
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
examination; consideration; test; quiz
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
acceleration; speeding up
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
original story; original version; this volume
new student; freshman; first-year student
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
royal capital; imperial capital
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
coming and going; commuting
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet