yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to comfort; to console; to amuse
tone (of voice); manner of talking
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
senior high school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
enterprise; business; company; corporation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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)
adviser; advisor; consultant
to entrust; to leave to a person
genius; prodigy; natural gift
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
first year of high school; first-year high school student
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to score points with (a person)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour