it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
all present; all concerned; all of us
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
our country; our land; one's own country
era in which university places outnumber university applicants; era of declining enrollment
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
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)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
university education; college education (training)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)