to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
very interesting; of great interest
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
when it comes to ...; as for ...
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
people; men and women; each person; everybody
great laughter; burst of laughter
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
society; public; community; social studies
manners; courtesy; etiquette
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
one day; (on) a certain day
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
indeed; really; truly; very much
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
you (plural); all of you; you all