with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
study of foreign languages; linguistics
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
university student; college student
two times; twice; two degrees
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
answer a roll call for another
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
called; known as; that; to say
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of