with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
parting; separation; farewell
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
ago; since; before; previous
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
aforementioned; above-mentioned
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
highest institute of education
almost; roughly; approximately
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
(former) imperial university
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
at that time; in those days
charitable person; philanthropist; volunteer; supporter
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
how many years; how long; what year
to fetter; to shackle; to bind