precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
self-discipline; self-improvement
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
there being no use in arguing (about it)
number of times; frequency; count
decrease; reduction; decline
tendency; trend; inclination
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
the opposite sex; isomerism
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
this and that; various things
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
moaning; muttering; complaining
aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
individual; private person; personal; private
generation; the world; the age
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
worry; fear; anxiety; concern