duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
please (give me); please (do for me)
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
surely; certainly; without doubt
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
victim; injured party; sufferer
anecdote; brief (comic) story
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
schoolgirl; female student
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to follow another's example
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
studies; schoolwork; classwork
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
study; diligence; discount; reduction
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to have one's horizons broadened
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once