hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
just one person; only one
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
(medical) doctor; physician
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
considerably; greatly; a lot
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times