failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
enterprise; business; company; corporation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
study; research; investigation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
difficult to ...; hard to ...
company; corporation; workplace
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
no!; no no!; no, not at all
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
serious; not joking; straight
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
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
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the other day; lately; recently