nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
chit; sales slip; voucher
considerably; fairly; quite
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
woman; female; feminine gender
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to pass (of time); to elapse
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
just one person; only one
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
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)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
meaning; significance; sense
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
bow (weapon); bow; bowknot; bow tie
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open