speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
library (usu. single-room); small library
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
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)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
future (usually near); prospects
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
though; notwithstanding; although
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous