three; three years of age
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
leisure; leisure time; spare time
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
results; record; grades; marks
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
evil spirit; demon; devil
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
relatively; comparatively
to complete decisively; to do to completion
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
failure; mistake; blunder