and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
school rules; school regulations
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
considerably; fairly; quite
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
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
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
space; interval; space character; whitespace
other than; excluding; without
being dotted with; being scattered
senior high school; high school
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)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
front; frontage; facade; main
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly