... is the reason; ... is my excuse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
foreign; abroad; overseas
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)
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
until now; so far; up to the present
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
if it is the case that ...
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
social; societal; societary
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
just a minute; small quantity
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
like this; this sort; this way
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
perfect; complete; flawless
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night