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)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
junior high school student; middle school pupil
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
(not) even once; (not) ever
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
even so; anyhow; at any rate
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
carnival (festival held before Lent)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to become hoarse; to become husky
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high