difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going