living by oneself; living alone
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
third-year student; third-year pupil
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
how many years; how long; what year
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
next year; next fiscal year
art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to take photographs for later use; to record videos for archiving
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
international; diplomatic intercourse
university of arts; arts college
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to be discouraged; to shrink from
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post