study; diligence; discount; reduction
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
since then; from that time; ever since
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
birth; creation; formation
leader; guide; mentor; coach
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
head; brains; intellect; understanding
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
and yet; despite (all) that
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
the other day; a few days ago
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
how; in what way; by what means
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
decision; settlement; definition
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
declaration; proclamation; announcement
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)