more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
independence from parents
solitude; loneliness; isolation
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
general framework; broad outline; rough idea; generally; broadly; in broad terms
the same; the said; likewise
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)