system; organization; organisation; architecture
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
abstention; nonparticipation
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
company president; manager; director
to become pale; to turn pale
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
great difference; big difference; wide margin
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
innumerable changes; infinite variety
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to live through; to survive
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
incineration; destroy by fire
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.