self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
instability; insecurity; crankiness
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
in advance; beforehand; previously
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
blue sea; blue expanse of water
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
most part; greater part; majority
outside of; not covered by
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
rentier; person who lives on investment interest
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to talk about (something)