early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
gazing at (in wonderment)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
Japanese person; Japanese people
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
nice; likeable; desirable
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this school; the school in question
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam); collection of hypothetical questions and answers
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
document; official papers
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something