to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
patient; unhurried; leisurely
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
stirring; rousing oneself
for your information; I'm telling you
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
slightly early; just before
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
most difficult; next to impossible
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
tablet personal computer (tablet PC)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation