(for the) first time in one's life
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
one grain; one drop; one bead
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
job hunting; job searching
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
sublime; noble; high-minded
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
tendency; trend; inclination
schedule; program; calendar
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
wide place; big move (for expanding territory, esp. in the early game); big point; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
two times; twice; two degrees
director (of a film, play, etc.)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off