sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
answering machine; answerphone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to paint (draw) a picture
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
primary school; elementary school; grade school
father; dad; husband; you; he
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
Mitsuo Aida (1994.5.20-1991.12.17), poet
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy