to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
retention; maintenance; preservation
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
contradiction; inconsistency
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to accept; to receive; to agree
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
though; notwithstanding; although
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy