old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
if it is (the case that ...)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
forcibly; by force; against one's will
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
Northern Hokkaidō; Dōhoku
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
results; record; grades; marks
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
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)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
forensic medicine; forensic pathology; medical jurisprudence; legal medicine
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to learn; to study; to take lessons in