to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
don't you think?; indicates question
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
still; even now; to this day
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
question; inquiry; enquiry
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
genuine article; real thing; real deal
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
difference; disparity; gap
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that; the matter in question
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for