molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
society; the world; the times
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
job application form; employee satisfaction
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
accurate; correct; precise; exact
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
such; like that; that sort of; very
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
three; three years of age
recommended books; recommended reading
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement