unique; individual; original; unusual
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
desperately; for one's dear life
to move (house); to change residence
feeling keenly; fully realizing
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
two times; twice; two degrees
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
this world; this life; world of the living
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
underground train; subway
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
putting out the light; switching off the light
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
but; however; provided that
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
pronunciation; production of sound
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to hang (something) on the wall
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with