how many years; how long; what year
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
primary school; elementary school; grade school
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)
world; society; people; the public
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
surroundings; environs; circumference
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
close; intimate; on good terms
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
business trip; official trip
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason