foundation stone; cornerstone
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
another school; other schools
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
cooperation; coordination; link
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
such; this sort of; like this
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
attendance; presence; appearance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
such; like that; that sort of; very
Japanese person; Japanese people
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to turn towards; to point
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
scene; spectacle; sight; view
notice; attention; observation
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to put one's hand on; to touch
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
general; popular; common; typical