one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
sympathy; compassion; pity
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
physical condition; state of health
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
just a minute; small quantity
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
while; even though; despite
as (for); for; in the capacity of
failure; mistake; blunder
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
go that far; to that extent
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
I see; that's right; indeed
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)