(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to live; to reside; to inhabit
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to cause a person trouble
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
practical question (problem); practical matter
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
both; both sides; both parties
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect