anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
corridor; hallway; passageway
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
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)
elementary, junior high and high school
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
head; lead; vanguard; first
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
while; even though; despite
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
examination in an academic subject
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
incident; affair; happening; event
how many years; how long; what year
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
antiquity; the previous era
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate