study; research; investigation
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
change of occupation; career change
decision; determination; resolution
acquisition of a qualification
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
after a long time; for the first time in a while
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
again; once more; a second time
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
master of business administration; MBA; military base agreement
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
discovery; detection; finding
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
difficult, dirty, and dangerous (work); apartment with three bedrooms and a kitchen
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain