to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
overseas student; exchange student
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
only; merely; but; no more than
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
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)
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
beggar; sty (on the eyelid)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
first year of high school; first-year high school student
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
shoulder rub; shoulder massage
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely