because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
selection; choice; picking out
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
senior high school student
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than