to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
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
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be born; to come into the world
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
generation; lifetime; age
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to happen to be born (at a certain time)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
story; tale; talk; discussion
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
ten; 10; ten years of age