medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
considerably; fairly; quite
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
how; in what way; how about
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
quarrel; dispute; argument
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
test period; exam period; examination time
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
results; record; grades; marks
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
single word; a few words; brief comment
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind