temple elementary school (Edo period)
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
no, not like that (but like this)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you