learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
(period of) a year; during an era
to pile up; to accumulate
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
cost of one's food; one's board
skill involving the hands; craft
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)