fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
regret; repentance; remorse
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
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)
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
man; male; masculine gender
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
new student; freshman; first-year student
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
two classes; double; two sets
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
great difference; big difference; wide margin
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
name; given name; first name
in order; in turn; one by one
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to talk; to chat; to chatter