increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
transactions; dealings; business
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
seniority by length of service
long ago; already; a long time ago
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
and then; and so; and; so then
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
the other day; lately; recently
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
not understanding; not knowing
even if; even though; however; no matter how
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
advanced level; high grade; senior
to be helpful; to be useful
that's true; of course; obviously
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine