severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to differ; to vary; to disagree
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
private school; non-government school
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
study; research; investigation
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
just because; even if; even though
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
adds force or indicates command
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
form; shape; figure; visage
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still