to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
child with a (physical or mental) disability; disabled child
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
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)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
comfort; consolation; diversion
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
just a minute; small quantity
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
not necessarily so; is not always true
unanticipated; unexpected
to have a talk; to tell a story
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
companion; company; tritagonist
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by