this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
little by little; bit by bit
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
graduate; alumnus; alumna
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
school; school building; schoolhouse
to become hoarse; to become husky
side of the road; roadside
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
not worth considering; out of the question
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
within the year; before the year is out
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation