day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
study; research; investigation
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
don't you think?; indicates question
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
pupil; student; schoolchild
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
suffix for familiar person
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit