to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to pass (of time); to elapse
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
homeroom; form room; form class