concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to call each other; to call out to one another
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
ability; performance; efficiency
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
cheap article; poor quality article
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together