reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to complain; to make a complaint
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
for this very reason; that is exactly why
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
nothing but; except; no more than
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
as (for); for; in the capacity of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
opinion; intention; thought
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to help each other; to cooperate
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)