college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to have meaning; to be meaningful
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
longed-for; anxiously awaited
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip