story; tale; talk; discussion
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to head home; to leave for home
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
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)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
older sister; elder sister
world; society; people; the public
deviation; departure; omission
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
certified public accountant
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
interference; meddling; butting in
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)