eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
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)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
(temporary) closure of school
memory-making; making memories
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
visual hallucination; vision
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
second arrow; second move; second step
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
throughput; processing power
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
unrequited love; one-sided love
point in common; common feature
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding