to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
senior high school; high school
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)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
that is to say; so that means
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
in that way; thus; so; so?
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
nothing but; none other than
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
grasp; catch; understanding