to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
according to plan; as planned; on target
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
(someone else's) parents; both parents
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)