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
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
unrequited love; one-sided love
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
such; like that; that sort of; very
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
because of; owing to; due to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
menial; meanness; servility; abject
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
declaration; proclamation; announcement
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
go that far; to that extent
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
first meeting; first interview with
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint