to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
study; pursuit of knowledge
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
study; diligence; discount; reduction
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
long ago; already; a long time ago
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
author; writer; novelist; artist