adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
life; living; I; me; student
city meeting hall; civic hall; community center
sincere; honest; faithful
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
program (e.g. TV); programme
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
two parts; two copies; the second part
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
things depend on how you look at them
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
to spend time (on doing something)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty