as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
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)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
environment; circumstance
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to move (house); to change residence
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
casting; cast-metal object
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
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)
wherein; therein; thereinto
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
present; gift; to give a present or gift