to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
living together; coexistence
by myself; in person; by oneself
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
contract; compact; agreement
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
and yet; though; when; in spite of
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
suffix for familiar person
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
they; those guys; those fellows
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
imagination; supposition; guess
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of