where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
go that far; to that extent
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to look around; to survey
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
senior high school; high school
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)
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
results; record; grades; marks
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
as a child; when one was a child
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
because of; owing to; due to
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
for example; for instance; e.g.
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
by means of; due to; because of; according to
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on