trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
positive thinking; optimism
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
the other day; lately; recently
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
clear; distinct; evident; definite
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
in one's own way or style
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to make a lasting impression
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
curious; strange; unusual
to look around; to survey
retreating figure; appearance from behind
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university