goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
investigator; one who seeks the way
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
is something that; is that which
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately