to overflow from something full
time; season; period; phase; stage
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
waste of time; killing time
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
woman; female; feminine gender
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
(your) daughter; young woman
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
tide; current; tendency; trend
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
spring water; clear (pure) water
the teaching profession; education of laity
to get a (driver's) license
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
transfer student; student changing schools
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
finding employment; getting a job
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to remain; to stay (somewhere)