to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
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)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(present) head of a family
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
indicate reason; infers some protest
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
price; cost; value; worth; value
allotment (allocation) of marks
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill); one-talent oriented entrance examination
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
successive generations; successive emperors
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
eternal; unlimited; endless
global maximum; greatest value