regret; repentance; remorse
in comparison to; rather than
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
operating room; operating theatre
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to need; to call for; to require
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to give; to do (something) for
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
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)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
authority; power; influence
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to apologize; to apologise