illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
prudence; discretion; thought
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
after a long time; for the first time in a while
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
municipal office; council; city hall
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky