to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
study; diligence; discount; reduction
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
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
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
had better ...; had better not ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
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
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
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
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend