end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to find out; to discover; to detect
birth date; date of birth; DOB
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
retention; maintenance; preservation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
study of foreign languages; linguistics
degeneration; retrogression
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)