accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
entry into port; arriving in harbor
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
such ... as; or some such
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
counter for books; volume
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
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)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
results; record; grades; marks
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
indeed; really; truly; very much
literature; books (reference); document
to collect; to assemble; to gather
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
troublesome; annoying; complicated
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss