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)
finding employment; getting a job
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
determination; resolution
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
results; record; grades; marks
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
assortment; product lineup
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
charcoal; charred remains
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
breath; breathing; tone; mood
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together