to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
for example; for instance; e.g.
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
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
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
knowing; (an) acquaintance
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)
school expenses; education fund
even if not; even without
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
postgraduate course; graduate course
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
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 ...
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
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
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn