to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to repent; to be penitent
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
in that manner; like that
too much; excessively; too
having lost face; in a bind
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
predicament; one's ground; one's position
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
while; even though; despite
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
conjecture; guesswork; guess
reading too much into (what ... says)
misreading; misinterpreting
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
appropriate move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
imperial order; imperial decree
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
female high-school student
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
feeling keenly; fully realizing