near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
relatively; comparatively
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
not understanding; not knowing
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
such a thing; something like that
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
simply; merely; only; solely
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
I appreciate your efforts
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
society; the world; the times
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly