to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
senior high school; high school
university town; college town
faculty of engineering; school of engineering; college of engineering; department of engineering
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
brave warrior; hero; brave man
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
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)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
discouraging; disappointing; lacking in thrill
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
fiction; fabrication; concoction