one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to investigate; to examine
warp; curvature; curve; arch
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ago; since; before; previous
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
changing clothes; change of clothes
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please