to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
way of eating; how to eat
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
transport corps; army service corps
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
in the background; not standing out
gender; distinction of sex; sex
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
not worth doing; waste of effort
guest member; associate member; honorary member
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
personal feelings; self-interest
every evening; night after night
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly