envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
memory; sense; experience
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
still; even now; to this day
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
area; region; district; locality
for this very reason; that is exactly why
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
article; news story; report; account
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy