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)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
unrequited love; one-sided love
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
such; like that; that sort of
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
because of; owing to; due to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
declaration; proclamation; announcement
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
first meeting; first interview with
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint