various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
how; in what way; how about
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
drinking party; get-together
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
sleeping together in a huddle
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
preference; priority; precedence
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
finding employment; getting a job
job hunting; job searching
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!