pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
close; intimate; on good terms
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
tension; mental strain; nervousness
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
story; tale; talk; discussion
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
class-A; A class; A grade
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
just the other day; quite recently
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned