properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
ending up right back where one started
letter; missive; note; mail
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
summer vacation; summer holiday
homecoming; returning home
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
losing weight; slimming; lean person
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
major cleanup; spring cleaning
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
on the way back; returning
Kitazato Shibasaburou (1853.1.29-1931.6.13)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
as; because; with; due to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
newspaper story (article, account)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently