sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
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)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
until now; so far; up to the present
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to be accepted by a university
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
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
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)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
study; diligence; discount; reduction
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
monster cat; cat with magical powers
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement