price; cost; value; worth; value
not necessarily so; is not always true
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
clearing one's throat; cough
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
in order; in turn; one by one
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to become empty; to be emptied
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
power; authority; jurisdiction