date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to keep (a person) waiting
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
of no interest; not interested
scoop (icecream, mashed potato, etc.)
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
difficult to ...; hard to ...
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
these guys; these fellows
height of; middle of; full bloom
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
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)
research and development; R&D
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)