pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
notice; attention; observation
woman; female; feminine gender
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
Conservative Party (UK, Canada, Japan)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
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...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
together; at the same time; same; identical
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
study of foreign languages; linguistics
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
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
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
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)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular