pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to blunt; to dull; to weaken
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
investigator; one who seeks the way
literally; to the letter; literal
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
difficult to ...; hard to ...
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
any more; any further; any better; any longer
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
destruction; annihilation; extermination
leader; authority; mainstay
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
the same generation; coeval
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around