(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
senior high school student
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to be able to manage somehow or another
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
in advance; beforehand; previously
participation; joining; entry; adherence
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
study; diligence; discount; reduction
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
entrance fee; participation cost
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
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)
future (usually near); prospects
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
considerably; fairly; quite