registration; accession; register; entry; record
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
to gain fame; to make one's name
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
scenery; scene; landscape
since when; from when; how long
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
study; diligence; discount; reduction
personal; individual; private
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
summer vacation; summer holiday
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
family vacation; family trip
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
new record (in sports, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
Central and South America
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
battlefield; battleground
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to take; to catch; to capture
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
such; like that; that sort of; very
direct connection; direct link
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why