skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
by myself; in person; by oneself
program (e.g. TV); programme
while; during; while; although; all; both
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
chance; opportunity; occasion
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
residing; living; dwelling
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
since when; from when; how long
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
student (esp. a university student)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar