vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
failure; mistake; blunder
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
district; section; sector
welcome!; nice to see you!
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
process; course; mechanism
in the same way as; just like
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately