another prefecture; other prefectures
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
being startled; getting a shock
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
research material; experimental material
then; and (then); in that case; if so
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
street at night; making a night journey
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(not) even once; (not) ever
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
gathering to remember a deceased person; memorial gathering; farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
play equipment; playground equipment
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
smallish; on the small side
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
prohibition; inhibition; ban
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
permission; approval; authorization; license
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all