training (esp. in-service); induction course
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
study of foreign languages; linguistics
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
reflective; introspective
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
outside the country; abroad
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
independent; responsible; active; subjective
purposeful; purposive; intentional
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
ratio; proportion; percentage
Scotch; Scotch whisky; Scotch tweed
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)