things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
study; diligence; discount; reduction
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
all; entire; whole; altogether
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
opinion; point of view; visual point
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
had better ...; had better not ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
woman; female; feminine gender
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
living thing; living creature; animal; life
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
university (college) professor
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last