somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
as (for); for; in the capacity of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
two persons; two people; pair; couple
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
the other day; lately; recently
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
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)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
sphere; circle; range; category
(medical) doctor; physician
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected