to not take seriously; to take lightly
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
no!; no no!; no, not at all
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement