to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
social; societal; societary
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
invitation; introduction; temptation
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
really; truly; indeed; good grief
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
and yet; though; when; in spite of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
review (of learned material); revision
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
and yet; though; when; in spite of
meaning; significance; sense
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
such; this sort of; like this
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)