to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
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)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
teacher-training curriculum
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
by myself; in person; by oneself
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
please (give me); please (do for me)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)