to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
of course; certainly; naturally
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
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)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
this world; this life; this generation; present day
secret; private; surreptitious
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision