left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to change the position of
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
society; public; community; social studies
maintenance; preservation; improvement
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
high achiever; student with good academic results
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
school of one's (first, second) choice
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
commuting to school; school commute
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
single-mother household; fatherless family
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much