endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
the other day; a few days ago
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
pride; boast; credit (to)
adds force or indicates command
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
modesty; humility; being humble
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
commander; general; leader
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
personality; character; individuality; personhood
virtue; charm; merit; good point
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
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
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)