university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
high achiever; student with good academic results
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
day of month; counter for days
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
sexy; popular; well-liked
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
results; record; grades; marks
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
two persons; two people; pair; couple
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to recall; to remember; to recollect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
honorific/polite/humble prefix
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love