considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
if you think about it; come to think of it
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
new student; freshman; first-year student
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
results; record; grades; marks
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
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)
to look forward to something
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
unique; individual; original; unusual
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to hand over; to surrender