purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be conspicuous; to stand out
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
how long; how far; how much
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
originally; by nature; from the start
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to fight against; to oppose; to face
true character; real nature
reality; actuality; hard fact
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to begin to walk; to set out
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
bank; banking institution
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
income; receipts; revenue