to make coffee; to brew coffee
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
every single word and phrase; word by word
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
sincere; earnest; serious
charming; fascinating; attractive
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
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)
interview; oral examination
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
teacher; instructor; professor
in the future; another day; later
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
notice; notification; report; posting
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
variation; rogue (something)
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean