episode; anecdote; vignette
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
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)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
fully prepared; all ready
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
in succession; one by one
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
sincere; honest; faithful
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to make a vow; to take an oath