strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
periodic; regular; routine
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
senior high school; high school
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
time schedule; timetable; program
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
main text; original text; this book; this volume
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
practical problem; practical matter
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture