to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
conscious; deliberate; intentional
absorption; suction; attraction
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to collect information; to gather knowledge
nothing but; none other than
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
speaking voice; talking voice
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal