he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to soak; to steep; to macerate
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
but; however; even though; even if
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
all; entire; whole; altogether
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
results; record; grades; marks
little by little; bit by bit
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
in one's own way or style
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
chance; opportunity; occasion
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
studying abroad; studying overseas
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
extremely; very; really; super; so
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she