only; merely; just; at most; no more than
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
this world; this life; world of the living
hot water and tea; hot drinks (esp. while entertaining)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to hide; to keep to oneself
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; central part
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus