in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
student (esp. a university student)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
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)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
safety; welfare; well-being
jokingly; in the form of a joke
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to find out; to discover; to locate
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
several types; several kinds; several species
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
great difference; big difference; wide margin
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
be on your guard!; take care!
lovely; cute; charming; sweet