soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
enterprise; business; company; corporation
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)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
number of people; population; human head
ability to get things done
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
not understanding; not knowing
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
retainer; attendant; escort
serious accident; major incident
ill will; malice; evil intent
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
witnessing; observing; sighting
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through