Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
marking; grading; scoring
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to get strong; to gain strength
with curious eyes; curiously
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
proposal; offer; request; application
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
that's the way it is; such is life
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
general; popular; common; typical
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
curious; strange; unusual
being dotted with; being scattered
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
touting; tout; barker; pander
business; trade; operations; sales
compensating; making up for; supplementation
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to gain fame; to make one's name
establishing oneself in life; success in life
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due