easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
living thing; living creature; animal; life
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
right in the center (centre)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
mental health; mental hygiene
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
chief; main; principal; important
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
pride; boast; credit (to)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
personal; individual; private
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
senior high school student
the other day; lately; recently
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
life; living; I; me; student