major subject; special study
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to paint (draw) a picture
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
planning; project; plan; design
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)
vocational school; technical school
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
(mountain-)climbing boots
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
as; because; with; due to
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
clothing and accessories; attire
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing