building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
sympathy; compassion; pity
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
much less; to say nothing of
student accommodation; student dormitory
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
homecoming; returning home
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
now that you say that; now that you mention it
Leo (5th zodiacal sign); the Lion
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
life; living; I; me; student
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
departure; leaving; setting off
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
declaration; proclamation; announcement
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)