a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
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)
chief; main; principal; important
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
anything and everything; just about everything
by myself; in person; by oneself
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
in this manner; in this way; like this
root; source; origin; cause
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
based on; on the basis of
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
than; from; out of; except; but; more
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole