to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
myself; yourself; I; me; you
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
choice; selection; option
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
while; even though; despite
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
university of arts; arts college
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
chance; opportunity; occasion
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
university of arts; arts college
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
now; the present time; just now; another; more
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
Wakayama Prefecture (Kinki area)
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)