very likely; very probable
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
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)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
being intrusive; intrusive person
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
protest; refutation; pleading
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
victim; injured party; sufferer
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
recommendation; referral; endorsement
leisure; leisure time; spare time
to distinguish oneself; to stand out