and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
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)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
variation in color (colour); having a different color
pupil; student; schoolchild
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
question; inquiry; enquiry
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago