studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
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)
early on; earlier on; from early
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
modifiable; changeable; updateable
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
innermost depths of one's heart
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
children's story; fairy tale
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
most of all; extremely; supremely
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
do, re, mi, fa (solfa syllables)
field mouse; meadow mouse
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to