to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
casual speech; peer language; informal language
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to blow through; to blow across
meaning; significance; sense
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
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)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
difficult to ...; hard to ...
untouched; unused; intact
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
had better ...; had better not ...
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to