to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
offense; offence; method of attack
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
middle of the night; dead of night
alone; by oneself; on one's own
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
sorry; excuse me; thank you
chattering (of teeth) and trembling (with fear)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to pass (of time); to elapse
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
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 leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
finding employment; getting a job
by myself; in person; by oneself
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly