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)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to employ; to hire; to charter
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
development; exploitation
company; corporation; workplace
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
like a part of the family
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)