middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to state; to express; to mention
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
senior high school student
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
even though; despite; when
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish