junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
delay; putting off; procrastination
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
long; drawn-out; very long
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
old body; aged person; elderly person
within the year; before the year is out
to repeat; to be frequent
writing on someone's behalf
news of someone's death; obituary
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to paint (draw) a picture
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
serious condition; critical condition
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
eternal; unlimited; endless
to proclaim (e.g. gospel)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic