hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
rather; better; instead; if anything
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
complete; whole; perfect; safe
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
established fact; fait accompli
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to pass (of time); to elapse
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)