pure; true; genuine; unmixed
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
society; public; community; social studies
many; a lot; much; multitude
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
contradiction; inconsistency
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
duty; function; office; mission; task
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
rather; better; instead; if anything
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to rise; to erect; to get up
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
changing clothes; change of clothes
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly