when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
matter to be checked or investigated
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
actor; actress; player; performer
Motoki Masahiro (1965.12-)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
exactly as stated; verbatim
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
such ... as; or some such
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
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)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
female university student; female college student
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene