diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
environment; circumstance
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
early on; earlier on; from early
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
originally; by nature; from the start
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
school education; formal education
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to offer (put up) resistance
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
four (fundamental) rules of arithmetic
fraction (part of); decimal fraction
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)