facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Japanese person; Japanese people
ago; since; before; previous
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
university student; college student
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
(period of) a year; during an era
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
study; diligence; discount; reduction
student (esp. a university student)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
person who is knowledgeable about Japan; Japanologist
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise