this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
(period of) a year; during an era
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
at that time; in those days
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
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)
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
campus life; student life; life as a university student
door; gate; opening; title page
innumerable; countless; numberless
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
something; some kind of; for some reason
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
at once; immediately; right now
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible