playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be silent; to say nothing
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
that day; the very same day
that's the way it is; such is life
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
future (usually near); prospects
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
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)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
personal; individual; private