genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
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
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
why; how; for what reason
meaning; significance; sense
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
(period of) low stock prices; falling stock prices
appreciation of the yen; strong yen
Concorde (aircraft); Concord
night express with sleeper cars (from the original color of the trains) (colour)
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
society; the world; the times
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to subsist; to keep on living
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
rice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(not) even once; (not) ever
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)