obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
originally; by nature; from the start
considerably; fairly; quite
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to go out and away; to leave
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
older brother; elder brother
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
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)
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 jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
elementary and middle school pupils
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
study; research; investigation
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
of course; certainly; naturally
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
early on; earlier on; from early
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to put into the mouth; to eat