Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to have meaning; to be meaningful
good-quality; superior in quality
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to take out a loan; to get a loan
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
every month; each month; monthly
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
that; the matter in question
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to chase; to run after; to pursue
sense of values; values; value system
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account