cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
four corners; four ordinal directions
reinforcement; strengthening
to bury; to embed; to implant
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
practicality; utility; usefulness
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(not so) much; (not) very
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
Japanese person; Japanese people
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
materials; data; document
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
desperately; for one's dear life
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to do over; to remake; to resume