to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be contrary to one's expectations
to be badly made; to fail
every evening; night after night
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to rank next to; to come after
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.)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
sperm bank; semen bank; cryobank
artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
this world; this life; world of the living
to be born; to come into this world
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods