theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
world; society; people; the public
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; utilization; utilisation; application
it is I who should say so
neighbourhood; neighborhood
it seems so; that's what it looks like
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to say; to be called; to do
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)
surname; family name; last name
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
senior; elder; person older than oneself
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
close; intimate; on good terms
close; intimate; on good terms
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony