detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
unfairness; injustice; partiality
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
older brother; elder brother
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
tool; implement; means; furniture
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
endurance; perseverance; patience
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take over; to hand over
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client