obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
not taking an examination; not having to take an examination
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to look forward to something
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
the place for; the time for; the level of
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
long time; long interval; for quite some time
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
how many years; how long; what year
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality