weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
leadership competition; power struggle
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
supreme; sublime; highest
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
living thing; organism; creature; biology
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
servant; manservant; menial
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
major incident; major happening; big scandal
embodying; expressing concretely
uniformity; standardization; standardisation
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
scenery; scene; landscape
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion