to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to step forward; to volunteer
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
residing; living; dwelling
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)
annual (plant); first-year student
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
loveable; very likeable; like very much
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
single word; a few words; brief comment
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
reality; actuality; hard fact
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)