condition; state (of health); appearance
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to have meaning; to be meaningful
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)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
school grades; academic results
recommendation; referral; endorsement
out-of-school; off-campus
to follow another's example
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
major progress; huge advance
that's true; of course; obviously
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
willpower; energy; vitality
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
leather shoes; leather boots
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
surely; certainly; without doubt
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care