inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to be needed; to be wanted
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to chase; to run after; to pursue
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
pilgrimage (esp. to the Ise Grand Shrine)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
antiquity; the previous era
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
by means of; due to; because of; according to
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
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
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition