instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
department (faculty) of literature
assistant professor; associate professor
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to be conspicuous; to stand out
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
sorry; excuse me; thank you
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)