huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
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)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
homeroom; form room; form class
carving; engraving; chiselled features
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
alteration; falsification; faking
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
to increase in value; to gain prestige
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)