acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
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)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
student (esp. a university student)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
street stall; stand; booth
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
of course; certainly; naturally
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
shopping; purchased goods
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
because of; owing to; due to
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
wherein; therein; thereinto
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
such ... as; or some such
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)