topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to recall; to remember; to recollect
tension; mental strain; nervousness
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
lecture attendance; auditing
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
professor; teaching; instruction
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
true character; real nature
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
outside of one's area of expertise
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to resound; to make a stir
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
overhasty; rash; premature
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
don't worry about it; forget about it