to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
don't you think?; indicates question
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hospitalization; hospitalisation
how; in what way; how about
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
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)
telephone call; telephone (device)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
after that; afterwards; thereafter
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student