alone; by oneself; on one's own
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
class; heading; group; category
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
in advance; beforehand; previously
to spend time (on doing something)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
planned; scheduled; systematic
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
superior; excellent; fine
results; record; grades; marks
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
study; learning; tutorial
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
fast walking; semi-jogging
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
rucksack; knapsack; backpack