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)
economics department; economics school
life; living; I; me; student
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
adds force or indicates command
seeing off and meeting on return
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so