while; during; while; although; all; both
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
scenery; scene; landscape
after school (at the end of the day)
older sister; lass; young lady
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
study; diligence; discount; reduction
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
understood; I see; OK; present; here
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
time; season; period; phase; stage
adds force or indicates command
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
family; members of a family
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
finding employment; getting a job
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to be worried; to be troubled
had better ...; had better not ...