origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
tendency; trend; inclination
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to smirk; to grin broadly
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
a month or older; back numbers of a monthly
unseasonable; out-of-season
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
application information; application guidelines; application handbook
because of; owing to; due to
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
vocational school; technical school
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size