study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
sincere; earnest; serious
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
even if; even though; however; no matter how
authenticity; credibility
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
an honest man; a good citizen
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
talking while standing; standing around talking
something; some kind of; for some reason
more than usual; especially; particularly
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
present; gift; to give a present or gift
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
complimentary copy of a book
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad