for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
depending on; dependent on
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
preface; introduction; preamble
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
about; concerning; related to; -ish
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
level; standard; water level
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
dealing with; coping with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how