to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
attendance; presence; appearance
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
study; pursuit of knowledge
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
symbol; code; sign; notation
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops