to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
future (usually near); prospects
research and development; R&D
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
finding employment; getting a job
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
near; close; beside; third person
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
a Buddha; deceased person
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material