to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to maintain; to continue to have
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
overall; general; as a whole
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
outside world; physical world
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
lightly; easily; carelessly
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour