to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
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
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
professor; teaching; instruction
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
trouble; bother; annoyance
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
guardian; protector; patron; parent
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
attendance; presence; appearance
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage