abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
since when; from when; how long
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
war; battle; match; game; competition
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
how long; how much; to what extent
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
class-A; A class; A grade
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
time; hour; period; class
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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 that extent; to that degree; so much; so
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)