appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
of course; certainly; naturally
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
existence; being; presence
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
how; in what way; by what means
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world