no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
parity; having borne children; parous
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
control; management (e.g. of a business)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
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)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to say; to be called; to do
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