companion; partner; spouse
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
such; this sort of; like this
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
yearbook; almanac; annual
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
chief; main; principal; major
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to whine; to make feeble complaints
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
even more; still more; further
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
beginning; outset; first; onset
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
maintenance; preservation; improvement
control; management (e.g. of a business)
more than anything; above all else