reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
this occasion; at this time; now
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
delay; putting off; procrastination
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be helpful; to be useful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to teach; to take a teaching job
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder