to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
support; backing; aid; assistance
the same kind; accomplice; partner
vice; immorality; corruption
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to dye; to colour; to color
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
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)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
society; the world; the times
father; dad; husband; you; he
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to see through; to see the true nature of something
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
insight; power of observation
twig used in grafting; budwood
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to blow off; to be blown off