chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to pull down; to debit (from a bank account); to pay by direct debit
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church
leaving school during a term
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
department of economics; faculty of economics
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
large amount of money; great cost
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
there is nothing; having nothing
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
yourself; himself; herself
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
woman; female; feminine gender
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)