seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
in one's own way or style
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
women's college; women's university
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly