outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
human relations; personal relationships
grasp; catch; understanding
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
guess; conjecture; surmise
transactions; dealings; business
estimate (of costs); budget
every year; yearly; annually
pull; patronage; tug; discount
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to pass (of time); to elapse
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)