miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
advanced level; high grade; senior
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
perfect; complete; flawless
depending on; dependent on
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
way (of doing); manner; method; means
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)