hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
had better ...; had better not ...
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be needed; to be wanted
this week's issue (e.g. magazine)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
should; must; -able; probably; likely
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to subsist; to keep on living
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
sense of values; values; value system
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect