system; institution; organization; organisation
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
countries where Chinese characters are used or were historically used
no!; no no!; no, not at all
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
good (place to leave off); convenient
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
contrived; false-sounding
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)