errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
old clothes; secondhand clothing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
a little bit; a little while
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
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)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Japan's best; number one in Japan
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
the other day; lately; recently
youth; springtime of life; adolescent