root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
near; close; beside; third person
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
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)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
dream for the future; hopes for the future
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
campus life; student life; life as a university student
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
drinking party; get-together
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
talk; recital; narration; topic
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
number of words; vocality
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
period of time; time slot; time zone