hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
bento; Japanese box lunch
two persons; two people; pair; couple
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
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)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
single word; a few words; brief comment
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to cause someone to worry