occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
honorific affix; honorific prefix
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
authenticity; credibility
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
hick; country bumpkin; yokel
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
bilingual; in two languages
to jump from one thing to another
too much; excessively; too
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
sympathy; compassion; pity
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
senior high school; high school
finding employment; getting a job
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
young person; youth; young
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
example; simile; metaphor; allegory