start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
difference; variation; difference
(in the same way) as before; as always
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to gather; to collect; to assemble
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
unfairness; injustice; partiality
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
threat; intimidation; menace