garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
temple; monk's quarters; monk
acquaintance; close friend
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
correspondence; exchange of letters
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to care for someone; to look after someone
temple elementary school (Edo period)
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
migration; move; emigration; immigration
master; teacher; stable master
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
detention; custody; confinement; internment
at first; initially; in the beginning
as a test; by way of trial; as an experiment; by way of experiment; tentatively
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
internal conditions; true state of affairs
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding