to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
tedious; boring; being fed up with
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
from the viewpoint of; according to
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
what kind of; what sort of; what
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to stop walking; to pause
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
is that so?; I see; right; oh
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
preface; introduction; preamble
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
when you get to the destination