diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
quarrel; dispute; argument
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
don't you think?; indicates question
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
process; course; mechanism
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
already; now; no longer; not any more
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
carrying voice; well-projected voice
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
good; goodness; right; virtue
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
granted that; even if; even though
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
smoothly; easily; readily
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention