to be kind to; to treat kindly
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
older sister; lass; young lady
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
family; members of a family
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
adds force or indicates command
serious; not joking; straight
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality