pronunciation; production of sound
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to publish a book; to put out a book
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
function; facility; faculty; feature
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to say; to be called; to do
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
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)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to check someone's temperature
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to be infected; to be contagious
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without