shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (golf club); mine shaft; pit
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
discovery; detection; finding
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
going to kindergarten (nursery school, etc.)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to apologize; to apologise
study; pursuit of knowledge
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
study; diligence; discount; reduction
temporary employment or employee
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
home area; home town; local
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
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)
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
at a loss for words; stumped for words
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to employ; to hire; to charter
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
gossip; corner of the mouth
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help