and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
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)
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
father; dad; husband; you; he
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
(police) detective; criminal matter
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
way (of doing); manner; method; means