graduation ceremony; commencement
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
decision; settlement; definition
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to apologize; to apologise
by means of; due to; because of; according to
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
instead; but (on the other hand)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
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)
life; living; I; me; student
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
almost; roughly; approximately
by myself; in person; by oneself
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor