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)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
number of days (times) one has attended
light music; popular music
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
ostensible (surface) reason
discovery; detection; finding
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
conference room; council room
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to put one's life on the line
to grow up; to become an adult
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
resignation; acceptance; consolation
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence
preface; introduction; preamble
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to stop talking; to be silent
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
early on; earlier on; from early
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
one by one; one at a time; in turn
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal