doctors; teachers; lawyers
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
does not; do not; will not do
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
review (of learned material); revision
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to be hesitant; to feel timid
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
power; authority; jurisdiction
to like; to love; to be fond of
I don't like it; I hate it
contradiction; inconsistency
approval; acceptance; toleration
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
complicated and mysterious
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
very small; tiny; insignificant
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
(a person's) appearance; looks
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady