thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
study; research; investigation
(your) daughter; young woman
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to be able to manage somehow or another
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
stealthy steps; soft steps
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction