Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
best friend; very close friend
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
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)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
student (esp. a university student)
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
to degenerate; to lapse into
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)