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)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
though; even if; whether ... or ...
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to unfold; to unroll; to open
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
medical science; medicine
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
top university; leading university; first-rate university
not yet known; unknown; strange
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
study; research; investigation
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
home area; home town; local
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
at that time; in those days
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
performer; entertainer; celebrity
to work hard at one's lessons
many; much; plenty; hardly
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting