to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to repeat; to do something over again
study; diligence; discount; reduction
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
father; dad; husband; you; he
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
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)
senior high school; high school
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(period of) a year; during an era
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
life; living; I; me; student
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
Japanese person; Japanese people
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
junior high school student; middle school pupil
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
university student; college student
since then; from that time; ever since
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)