to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
soon; shortly; before long
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
during a telephone call; busy line
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to speak; to say; to vocalize
several times; a few times
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
like this; this sort; this way
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
in the future; another day; later
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
killing two birds with one stone
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
last week; the week before
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
(Hokkaido) prefectural; managed by the Hokkaido prefectural government
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme