strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
cooperation; collaboration
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
of course; certainly; naturally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
within; inside of; less than
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
should; must; -able; probably; likely