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)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
armed forces; military; troops
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
student (esp. a university student)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
funny story; funny anecdote
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
too (much); overly; excessively