this and that; one thing and another
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
conversely; on the contrary
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
only; merely; but; no more than
difference; variation; difference
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to overdo; to do too much
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
in the end; at the end of the day
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
rational; reasonable; logical
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)