and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
female university student; female college student
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
senior high school; high school
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
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)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
summer vacation; summer holiday
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
study; research; investigation
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
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
rave reviews; extremely high praise
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence