detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
what star sign; what constellation
what shape?; what type?; which model?; which blood group?
Taurus (constellation); the Bull
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
fortune-telling; divination
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
to be fated to; be linked by fate
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
largest class; top category
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
somewhat far; fairly distant
Toyama (city, prefecture)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
urban areas; the streets; town; city
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
character; disposition; spirit; temperament
whispered conversation; whispering