in comparison to; rather than
rather; sooner; preferably
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
disciple; pupil; follower
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
master; teacher; stable master
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
recommendation; referral; endorsement
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
(not so) much; (not) very
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
such; like that; that sort of; very
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
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
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to depend on somebody for food and lodging; to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low position
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now