to cause someone to worry
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
gifted education; special education for gifted children
factory; plant; mill; workshop
high achiever; student with good academic results
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
doing whatever one pleases
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
mantle; mantle (e.g. gas)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
(social) position; status
establishment; settlement
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
precarious situation; precarious state