test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
material (data) for one's research; research material
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
no!; no no!; no, not at all
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
binoculars; field glasses
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
at once; there and then; immediately