training; drill; practice; discipline
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
having children; attempting to conceive
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
parts; accessories; components
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
body; physical system; (the) person
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (sandwich)
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
after a long time; for the first time in a while
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely