fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
professor; teaching; instruction
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
by myself; in person; by oneself
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
(some) more; even more; longer; further
study; diligence; discount; reduction
study; research; investigation
plan; protocol; manifest; program
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
statement of purpose; essay/letter in university application form
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)