university; college ; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators) ; the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to be discouraged; to be disheartened; to lose heart; to feel let down ; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
there's no (other) way ; cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice ; it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough ; hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful ; cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of; to deprive of; to usurp ; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate; to charm; to dazzle
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness ; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip ; walking in large steps ; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama) ; Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto) ; fox (said to be messengers of Inari) ; fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes) ; inarizushi
hindrance; obstacle; nuisance; disturbance; interruption; interference ; to visit (someone's home) ; demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
unthinkable; unexpected; absurd; outrageous; preposterous; terrible ; absolutely not!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way! ; (it was) no bother at all; not at all; don't mention it
to lose; to be defeated ; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield ; to be inferior to ; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) ; to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder ; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative ; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive; to take in ; to be caught up in superstition
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt ; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused; mothballing
to pierce; to penetrate; to soak in; to permeate ; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to twinge ; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to be influenced ; to feel keenly; to make a deep impression