state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
craving; longing; thirsting
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to temper thoroughly; to train well
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
really; truly; indeed; good grief
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
revisiting; visiting again
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
of course; certainly; naturally
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
failure; mistake; blunder
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects