to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to talk; to chat; to chatter
of course; certainly; naturally
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to concern; to be related
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
woman; female; feminine gender
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to pass (of time); to elapse
related to; in relation to
considerably; fairly; quite
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
any more; any further; any better; any longer
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)