stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
that; the matter in question
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
older brother and younger sister
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
second day of the month; two days
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
at that time; in those days
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
ninth day of the month; nine days
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
newspaper story (article, account)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre