very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be silent; to say nothing
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
permission; approval; authorization; license
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
that day; the very same day
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
that's the way it is; such is life
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
academic background; academic credentials; academic record