to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
serious; severe; grave; acute
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
sharing; division; draw; tie
materials; data; document
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
department (faculty) of literature
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
journal; magazine; periodical
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
final; eventual; ultimate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
future (usually near); prospects
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily