dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
in deep black; in jet black
public interest; public benefit; public good
corporate juridical person; incorporated body; corporation
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
step; stride; counter for steps
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
how; in what way; in what manner
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
handbook; manual; compendium
two classes; double; two sets
morning; forenoon; just before noon
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
derailment; digression; deviation