study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
someone; a certain person
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
admiration; wonder; astonishment
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to spend time (on doing something)
to spend time (on doing something)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
one's best interests; one's own good
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
plural; multiple; plural (number)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
agricultural community; farm village; rural