bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
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)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
if you think about it; come to think of it
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
beginning; outset; first; onset
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
family; members of a family
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
connection; link; relationship
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
female high-school student
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
of course; certainly; naturally
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)