research; study; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
how; in what way; how about; questionable
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
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
question; inquiry; enquiry
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
schedule; program; programme; agenda
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
trifling; trivial; slight
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
day after day; day by day
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
award ceremony; prize-giving
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
ancient times; prehistoric times
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
at first; in the beginning; originally
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead