effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
thank you for your continued patronage
beautification; glorification
considerably; greatly; a lot
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
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)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
as a child; when one was a child
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)