whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
clear; precise; definite; distinct
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
trouble; bother; annoyance
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
number one; first; best; most; game; round
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to be found; to be discovered
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
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)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
here and there; in places
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
in this way; thus; such; uh...
sincere; earnest; serious
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
government office; public office
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
don't worry about it; forget about it
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful