graduation ceremony; commencement
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
pet hotel; boarding kennel
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
growth period; growing season
growing thickly; growing densely
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
incident resulting in injury
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
serious condition; critical condition
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
this and that; one thing or another
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
attendance; presence; appearance
reward; honorarium; remuneration
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
overhear; happened to hear that