sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
while; during; performed in this condition
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
living thing; organism; creature; biology
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
professor; teaching; instruction
job; work; duties; trade; skill
private clinician; physician in private practice
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sense of values; values; value system
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
for example; for instance; e.g.
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to cut corners; to be shoddy
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation