to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
wherein; therein; thereinto
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
no matter how much time passes
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
while; during; performed in this condition
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
intention; idea; inclination; wish
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to keep away; to keep at a distance
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
use; utilization; utilisation; application
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
carelessly; inattentively
to fall in love (with); to love
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to be dispersed; to get separated
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out