what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
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)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
simply; merely; only; solely
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to ask a question; to ask questions
it is not (like that) either
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
general; popular; common; typical
don't you think?; indicates question
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to have a talk; to tell a story
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
reality; actuality; hard fact
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
something like ...; something called ...
to fight against; to oppose; to face
memories; recollections; reminiscence
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing