thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
not a little; not a few; considerable
leaving a cram school; dropping out of a cram school
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
because of; owing to; due to
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
don't you think?; indicates question
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
environment; circumstance
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
you (plural); all of you; you all
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible