to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
drinking party; get-together
study; diligence; discount; reduction
finding employment; getting a job
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
book; volume; this; present; main; head
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
woman; female; feminine gender
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
while; during; while; although; all; both
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
in that manner; like that
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
pupil; student; schoolchild
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of