indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
having not the slightest idea
to say; to be called; to do
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to be born; to come into the world
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
preface; introduction; preamble
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
comparatively; relatively
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
generation; the world; the age
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
selection; choice; picking out
to have the privilege of doing
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself