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)
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
how; in what way; how about
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
difference; variation; difference
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
great mountain; large mountain
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
should; must; -able; probably; likely
educational institution; school; academy; campus
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
accumulation; accumulate; store
materials; data; document
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
encouragement of learning
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
weight stone (placed on pickles)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful