to lend an ear to; to listen to
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
invitation; introduction; temptation
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
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
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
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)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
social; societal; societary
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to be helpful; to be useful
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she