Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
end; close; conclusion; termination
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
it's no joke; gimme a break!
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to approach; to draw near
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
why; how; for what reason
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
just one person; only one
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after