to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
at least; at most; (even) just
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
second marriage; remarriage
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
serious; severe; grave; acute
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
editor (in publishing, etc.)
journal; magazine; periodical
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
creator; inventor; developer
if you do this; if this is the case
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
without cause; without reason
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts