honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
desperation; struggle to the death
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to be silent; to say nothing
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
senior high school; high school
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
beyond this point; from now on; after this
originally; by nature; from the start
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
close; intimate; on good terms
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old