period of time; time slot; time zone
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
celebration; auspicious occasion
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
to concern; to be related
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
future (usually near); prospects
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
school of one's (first, second) choice
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
materials; data; document
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
campus life; student life; life as a university student
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
large build; large pattern
man; male; masculine gender
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
particular; hard to please; fussy
nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
people; men and women; each person; everybody