compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to attempt; to test; to try out
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
not yet known; unknown; strange
as (for); for; in the capacity of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
reality; actuality; hard fact
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)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
one's own child; one's own children
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
advocate; proponent; supporter
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
knowing; (an) acquaintance
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
professional; careerman; worker