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
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
than; from; out of; except; but; more
Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
simply; merely; only; solely
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
until now; so far; up to the present
so; like this; in this way
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
don't you think?; indicates question
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly