genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
hostility; antagonism; opposition
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be helpful; to be useful
pupil; student; schoolchild
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
in comparison to; rather than
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
-less; lacking; non-existing
ingenuity; resourcefulness
ardent; passionate; vehement
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
instant; moment; for an instant
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
human being; human; person; character (of a person)