intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
authority; power; influence
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dozens; scores of; decades
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
longing for; burning desire
much less; to say nothing of
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
several years; a few years
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
difference; variation; difference
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
as you see; as you can see
to cease; to stop; to be over
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while