easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
senior high school; high school
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
jokingly; in the form of a joke
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to be profitable; to yield a profit
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
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
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
corridor; hallway; passageway
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
number one; first; best; most; game; round
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
many; much; plenty; hardly
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
staying the night; lodging (at)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
storehouse; warehouse; godown
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about