persistence; single-mindedness
end; close; finish; termination
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
just past noon; afternoon
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to be erected; to be built
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind