on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
classification; categorization; sorting
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
school building; schoolhouse
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to go ahead; to pull ahead
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
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)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words