work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
riskiness; (level of) danger
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to come to one's senses; to calm down
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
such ... as; or some such
of no interest; not interested
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
deep emotion; strong feelings
exercises; practice problem
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
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)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to watch steadily; to stare
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
dealing with; coping with
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)