to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to discuss; to talk together
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
junior high school student; middle school pupil
difficulty of getting into a college
feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
person concerned; interested party; related party
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
guardians; parents; father and older brother
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
country; one's own country
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to match; to equal; (arch.) to catch up with; (arch.) to overtake
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
the other day; some time ago; recently
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me