nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
choices; alternatives; options
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
attendance (at school); going to school
during; for the duration of
vocational school; technical school
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)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
harvesting rice while it is still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
position; location; base; point; site
open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university
commuting to school; school commute
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
running away from home for a very short time
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
quarrel; trouble; dispute
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
either way; in any case; one way or another
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
it's been a long time; long time no see
several times; several degrees