very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
military history; military annals
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
results; record; grades; marks
failing mark; failing grade
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
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)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
school expenses; education fund
even if not; even without
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
postgraduate course; graduate course
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
music school; music academy; conservatory
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess