to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
study; diligence; discount; reduction
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sympathy; empathy; response
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
pupil; student; schoolchild
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
studies; schoolwork; classwork
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to grow up; to become an adult
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
of course; certainly; naturally
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
understanding person; supporter
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)