that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
senior high school; high school
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
February; second month of the lunar calendar
14th day of the month; 14 days
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to close (one's eyes); to shut
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
straight-laced person; stubborn person
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
business discussion; negotiation
at work; in the midst of work; working
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
elder sister; older female friend
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon