to take away; to carry away
to be chipped; to be nicked
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to devour; to bite to death
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
second day of the month; two days
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
moving; touching; stirring
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
recovery; undoing; recall
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
father; dad; husband; you; he
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)