sharp (blade);  pointed;  sharp (pain);  stabbing;  perceptive;  keen
 continuously in some state (for a long time, distance);  throughout;  much (better, etc.);  by far;  far away;  long ago
 here;  this place;  this point;  here;  these past ... (e.g. three years);  these last ...
 tsk tsk;  oh-oh;  huh;  what's that?
 strange;  odd;  unexpected;  change;  incident;  disturbance
 dear (old);  fondly-remembered;  beloved;  missed;  nostalgic
 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)
 entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
 to give up;  to abandon (hope, plans);  to resign oneself (to)
 granny;  grandma;  gran;  old lady;  old woman
 to fall (over, down);  to collapse;  to be destroyed (in a collapse);  to collapse;  to be confined to bed (with an illness);  to come down with;  to die
 until now;  so far;  up to the present
 not less than;  ... and over;  beyond (e.g. one's expectations);  above;  above-mentioned;  aforementioned
 someone else's hands;  someone else's possession;  hand (worker);  aide;  labor;  labour
 to be sufficient;  to be enough;  to be worth doing;  to be worthy of;  to do (the job);  to serve
 housework;  domestic chores;  family affairs;  household matters
 you;  presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
 to entrust (e.g. a task) to another;  to leave to;  to passively leave to someone else's facilities;  to leave to take its natural course;  to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim);  to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
 with trouble;  at great pains;  rare;  valuable;  kind;  generous
 common camellia (Camellia japonica)
 hill;  height;  knoll;  bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
 to be accepted by a university
 to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.);  to inherit;  to patch (clothes);  to mend;  to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire);  to replenish with
 although;  despite;  whereas;  while;  if only;  I wish
 necessary;  needed;  essential;  necessity;  need;  requirement
 something like ...;  things like ...;  someone like ...;  the likes of ...
 wish;  desire;  hope;  prospect;  expectation;  (one's) hopes
 what!;  oh;  what the heck;  what the;  damn
 to go to and from (a place);  to go back and forth between;  to go to (school, work, etc.);  to attend;  to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity);  to be communicated (e.g. thought)
 (some) more;  even more;  longer;  further
 study;  diligence;  discount;  reduction
 knowledge;  awareness;  consent;  acceptance;  forgiving;  pardoning
 name;  given name;  title;  fame;  renown;  pretext
 yikes!;  eek!;  ook;  eek;  customer
 seal;  to seal (e.g. a letter);  to affix a seal;  to seal up
 to untie;  to unfasten;  to unsew;  to unstitch;  to solve;  to work out;  to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
 monster cat;  cat with magical powers
 layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk);  laity;  local manners;  modern customs;  common;  popular
 figure;  form;  appearance;  dress;  state;  condition
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement