education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
summer vacation; summer holiday
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
last week; the week before
transactions; dealings; business
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
myself; yourself; I; me; you
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to sit for an examination
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
suffix for familiar person
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
while; during; while; although; all; both
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)