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)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
senior high school; high school
comparatively; relatively
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to continue one's studies up to university; to go to university
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
in the end; on top of that
student (esp. a university student)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
pride; boast; credit (to)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
surroundings; environs; circumference
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft