careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
departure; leaving; setting off
the very best; excellent; superb
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather
original inhabitant; aboriginal; previous priest
department of English literature
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
reformatory; reform school
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
national; founded by the government
imperial university; university founded by the Empire of Japan between 1886 and 1939; Imperial University (name of the University of Tokyo between 1886 and 1897)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
self-supporting student; working student
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to comb down; to smooth down
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
phantom; vision; illusion
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally