older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
practice; practising; training; study
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
Paris Peace Conference (1919); Versailles Peace Conference
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
because of; owing to; due to
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
our country; our land; one's own country
step; stride; counter for steps
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be silent; to say nothing