to cut corners; to be shoddy
progress; advance; improvement; development
study; pursuit of knowledge
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to rise; to erect; to get up
no, not like that (but like this)
reputation; respectability
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
hard struggle; strenuous effort
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
difficult to ...; hard to ...