carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
tendency; trend; inclination
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to discuss; to talk together
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA); NASA
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
resignation; acceptance; consolation
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
eighth day of the month; eight days