a few years ago; some years back
closing of a school; closed school
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
school building; schoolhouse
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
automatic; intransitive verb
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
occasional; infrequent; rare
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally