large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
when it becomes; when it comes to
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Lotte (Japanese-Korean confection company)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
a little; a bit; slightly
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
department (faculty) of literature
second-year student; biennial
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to work hard; to work diligently
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
chess problem; composed shogi problem
surely; certainly; without doubt
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback