humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
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)
professor; teaching; instruction
connection; link; relationship
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be smeared; to be covered
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
and yet; though; when; in spite of