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)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
together; at the same time; same; identical
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
such; like that; that sort of; very
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
being startled; getting a shock
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
by myself; in person; by oneself
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
only; merely; but; no more than
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion