study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
changing completely; transformation
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
how long; how far; how much
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
several hundred; hundreds (of)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
strong-willed; strong of heart
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
2nd day of the month; two days
outside the country; abroad
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
that's the way it is; such is life
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
wandering; roaming; drifting
several years; a few years