(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
reaction; response; reaction
national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
just a minute; small quantity
smoothly; easily; readily
enumeration; citation; listing
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
being very busy; busyness
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
physical condition; state of health
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
popular person; favorite; favourite
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
hostility; animosity; enmity