go that far; to that extent
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
primary school; elementary school; grade school
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
this (very thing); this precisely
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
person from the Kansai region
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
technique; art; skill; move
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk