product; produce; result; fruit
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
sympathy; empathy; response
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
back street; back alley; off-street
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to explain adequately; to be accountable
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to pass (of time); to elapse
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to cut corners; to be shoddy
life; living; I; me; student
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi