earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
last week; the week before
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to see through; to see the true nature of something
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
after a long time; for the first time in a while
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
polite; courteous; hospitable
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
studying abroad; studying overseas
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)