to be frank; to drop all pretense
to discuss; to talk together
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
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
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
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)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
results; record; grades; marks
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
eating between meals; snacking
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...