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)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
my husband; one's family; family member
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
incident; affair; happening; event
meaning; significance; sense
listening device; bug; wiretap
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
answering machine; answerphone