Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
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)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
piece; fragment; one (object)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
how; in what way; how about
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
wise saying; famous saying