apparent; obvious; very clear
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right