to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
senior high school student
life; living; I; me; student
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
class president; head class representative
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
another's parent; another's parents
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study