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)
job hunting; job searching
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to put into the mouth; to eat
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to have a talk; to tell a story
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
never ceasing; never ending; endless
toughening the law; making the law stricter
only recently; just of late
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
police; police officer; police station
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)