intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to waste time; to kill time
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
even though; despite; when
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
senior high school; high school
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen