kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
treatment; service; handling; management
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
fineness or coarseness; minuteness or roughness
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
objection; dissent; protest
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
breaks and pauses (in a sentence); punctuation; way of reading (esp. kanbun)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
I see; that's right; indeed
to follow another's example
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
academic traditions; academic school of thought; method of study
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
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
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle