wish; desire; request; prayer
directivity; directionality; intentionality
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
establishment; settlement
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
supply; supplying; replenishment
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
overall; general; as a whole
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
scolding; reprimand; lecture
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)