future (usually near); prospects
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
street; quarter; district; area
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
capital; funds; seed money; asset
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to watch over; to watch attentively
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
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)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
life; living; I; me; student
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
deputy head teacher; vice principal
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
of no interest; not interested
such; this sort of; like this
indicate reason; infers some protest