room that is forbidden to enter; locked room; unopened room
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
indeed; really; truly; very much
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
that's the way it is; such is life
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
junior high school student; middle school pupil
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)
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
audience; attendance; hearers
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
participation; joining; entry
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics