store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to feel oneself indebted to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
government worker; public servant; civil servant
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
historical play; period drama
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous