direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
not caring; not giving a damn
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
something; some kind of; for some reason
world economy; international economy
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
even if not; even without
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
student (esp. a university student)
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!