surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
of course; certainly; naturally
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
excellent; splendid; very good
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
ugly but cute; adorably ugly
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
headquarters; head office; main office
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
like this; this sort; this way
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
research; study; investigation
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
about; on; regarding; per; for every