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)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to ask a question; to ask questions
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway; Shuto Expressway
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
correction; rectification; mending; repair
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
trailer (vehicle); semi-trailer truck; trailer (for a film, video game, etc.)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
very interesting; of great interest
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to grow up; to become an adult
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to move forward; to move on