taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
family happiness; household harmony
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
(period of) a year; during an era
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
in the meanwhile; during the time
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
family; members of a family
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
desperately; for one's dear life
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
time; hour; period; class
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to advance (as of a baseball game); to repeat
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to discuss; to talk together
make no progress; remain unsettled
trial; judgement; judgment