outside telephone line; outer circle
reality; actuality; hard fact
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
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 connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
operator (e.g. telephone)
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)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
decision; settlement; definition
place; situation; position; location
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to apologize; to apologise
you (plural); all of you; you all
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
go that far; to that extent
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
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