to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
honorific/polite/humble prefix
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
club activities; extracurricular activities
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
club activities; extracurricular activities
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
already; now; no longer; not any more
good old; good old-fashioned
feeling; sense; impression
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
observation; survey; watching
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till