surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
university admissions process based on school grades, essays, interviews, etc. (as opposed to an entrance exam)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
future (usually near); prospects
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
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)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
study; diligence; discount; reduction
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)