this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
middle of the night; dead of night
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
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)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
failure; mistake; blunder
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
since when; from when; how long
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
old hag; old woman; old bat
piece; fragment; one (object)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
finding employment; getting a job
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way