to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
as planned; according to plan
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
university town; college town
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
shopping; purchased goods
one day; (on) a certain day
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
one end; an end; part; fragment
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
every year; yearly; annually
current student; enrolled student
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
question; inquiry; enquiry
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
surely; certainly; without doubt