if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
postage; carriage; shipping charge
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be at a loss for words
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
ill will; malice; evil intent
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
foreign; abroad; overseas
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)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
object of romantic interest
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
very loose; slowly; leisurely