iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
between times; when there's a spare moment
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
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student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
high; noble; refined; advanced
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to feel; to sense; to experience
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend