as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
both (people); the two of them
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
source of worry; source of distress
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
(some) more; even more; longer; further
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity