writing horizontally; horizontal writing
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
start of a course; start of lectures; opening of a new course; offering a course (for the first time)
fee; charge; rate; material
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
to resound; to make a stir
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
elective subject or course
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
main road; main thoroughfare
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
good-for-nothing; worthless
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
bacterium; bacteria; germ
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
old fashioned; in ancient style