dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to say (something) over one's shoulder
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)
automatic; intransitive verb
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
woman; female; feminine gender
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
women's college; women's university
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
professor; teaching; instruction
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
research; study; investigation
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)