student (esp. a university student)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
bank; weir; embankment; levee
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
construction; architecture (of buildings)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
application; request; petition
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
composite; combined; complex
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
collection of books; (personal) library
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
materials; data; document
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
main cause; primary factor
after school (at the end of the day)
to be opposite; to face each other