to wear glasses; to put on glasses
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
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)
folklore studies; folkloristics
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
home area; home town; local
public junior high school
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
professor; teaching; instruction
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
university (college) professor
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
maid; helper; help; assistance
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
study; research; investigation
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)