book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to pick up; to find; to gather
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
king; monarch; ruler; champion
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that