elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
results; record; grades; marks
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
(another's) daughter; young lady
poor result; bad record; failure
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
rather; sooner; preferably
active; positive; progressive
(former) imperial university
life; living; I; me; student
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
edict; public announcement
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to like; to love; to be fond of
activist; campaigner; crusader (e.g. for women's rights); athlete; sporty person
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
the real world; reality; the actual world
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
former years; formerly; a few years ago
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")