to recall; to remember; to recollect
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
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.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
talking about memories; reminiscences
so; therefore; and; (and) then
now; the present time; just now; another; more
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
beginning; outset; first; onset
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
little by little; bit by bit
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
boy; son; baby boy; young man
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven