expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
this world; this life; this generation; present day
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
our country; our land; one's own country
to differ; to vary; to disagree
polite; courteous; hospitable
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
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
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
interval; break; pause; spare moment
as; because; with; due to
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
first challenge; first try
site; point on a map; spot
entreaty; appeal; petition
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
homeroom; form room; form class
library (usu. single-room); small library
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures