tedious; boring; being fed up with
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
technique; art; skill; move
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
training; education; development; cultivation
to sit for an examination
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
duty; obligation; responsibility
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
(period of) a year; during an era
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
relatively; comparatively
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course