strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
being very popular; being in great demand
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to increase in value; to gain prestige
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
study; pursuit of knowledge
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
that is to say; so that means
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
rather; better; instead; if anything
eccentric; crank; oddball
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
only recently; just of late
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)