cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to make a success in life
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to fall ill; to be taken ill
school building; schoolhouse
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
rather; better; instead; if anything
near; close; beside; third person
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
high blood pressure (as an illness); hypertension
drug to lower blood pressure; antihypertensive
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to have an eye on; to zero in on
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
in name only; titular; nominal
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib