I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
out of character; unlike one
age thirty; one's thirties
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
gifted education; special education for gifted children
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
this and that; various things
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
educational institution; school; academy; campus
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
pupil; student; schoolchild
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
but; however; provided that
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
unconditionally; as a rule
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
apron (waist-down); waist apron