ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
it's been a long time; long time no see
greeting; a fine thing to say
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)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to care for someone; to look after someone
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
moving; touching; stirring
club activities; extracurricular activities
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
promising without due consideration
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
nice; good; well-executed
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
bottled beer; bottle beer
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)