when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
in comparison to; rather than
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
until now; so far; up to the present
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
it's been a long time; long time no see
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
of no interest; not interested
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
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)
to employ; to hire; to charter
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise