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; from; out of; except; but; more
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
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; 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 decipher; to count
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; thus; such; uh...
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
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
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 (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
like this; this sort; this way
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
study; research; investigation
development; exploitation
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)