thinking little of one's family
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
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economics department; economics school
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
law department; law school
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
immediately carrying out (a plan)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
school of one's (first, second) choice
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
personal identification number; PIN; password number
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
having said that; be that as it may
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
to spoil; to rot; to corrode