poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
marking; grading; scoring
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
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 and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
university student; college student
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
professor; teaching; instruction
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
future (usually near); prospects
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited