real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
light; right; right field; right fielder
solitude; loneliness; isolation
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
characteristic; feature; special quality
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
study; research; investigation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
tension; mental strain; nervousness
will not do; do not; does not
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
marking; grading; scoring
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult problem; challenge