disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
that's the way it is; such is life
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
pyramid; monumental work; landmark achievement
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
action; operation; effect; function
Richard Strauss (German composer) (1864.6.11-1949.9.8)
Zarathustra; Zarathushtra; Zoroaster
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
in proportion to; just as much as
co-education; mixed education
private school; non-government school
top university; leading university; first-rate university
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
women's college; women's university
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to continue (going along some trend)