obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
yearned for; longed for; missed
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
water system; river system; drainage system
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
naturalization; naturalisation
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to listen again; to ask again
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
sundry; various; assorted
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
great joy; delight; jubilation
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
since; henceforth; ever since
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on