Kyūjitai form of 学院: institute; academy

to decide to do something: to do something on purpose / to perform a maneuver, to carry out a tactical action / to decide on an opinion: to believe in an opinion firmly

to study / to learn

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / selfishness / privacy, secrecy / (women's speech, obsolete) a brother-in-law

personal, private / secret

(formal) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

private; mine