(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
major subject; special study
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; having a keen (sparkling) intellect
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
transposition; dislocation; rearrangement
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit
fire and water; flooding and fire
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
sincere; honest; faithful
to be busy at work; to work diligently
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
decision; determination; resolution
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
ambitious plan (enterprise); grand project
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish