indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
derailment; digression; deviation
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
writing; composition; essay; sentence
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
date of issue or publication
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
posing a question; question
knowing; (an) acquaintance
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
dictation; verbal statement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
early on; earlier on; from early
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
main question; real issue at hand
simmer; bubble out; flow out
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no