status elevation; upgrading; promotion
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
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)
university student; college student
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
man; male; masculine gender
came here; coming here; recently
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
phytoncide (anti-microbial compound derived from plants)
forest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
drama; play; powerful drug
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
examination; consideration; test; quiz
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation