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)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
single word; a few words; brief comment
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please