something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
matter causing distress; something causing worry
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
school festival; campus festival
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
John Bull; prototypical Englishman
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
component; component stereo
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
radio programme; radio program
tuning (e.g. a radio, a television); channel selection
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to loiter around; to wander about
waste of time; killing time
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about