courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
positive thinking; optimism
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
warbler being in a valley; valley in which warblers live; remaining obscure and unsuccessful
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
memory; sense; experience
entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
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)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy