to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
university (college) professor
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
should; must; -able; probably; likely
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
senior high school student
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
gross national product; GNP
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Organisation); OPEC
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
wages; pay; rental payment
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
book; volume; this; present; main; head
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
constitution; rules; regulation
human rights; civil liberties
international law; law of nations
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
labor problem; labour problem
town; city; municipal; urban
science and technology; scientific technique