to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
property; fortune; assets
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
social life; social intercourse
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
if you think about it; come to think of it
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
IQ; intelligence quotient
head of the student council; president of the student council
board chairman; managing director; chief director
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
teatime; tea break; coffee break
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
stimulating; exciting; provocative
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to refuse; to decline; to deny
chance; opportunity; occasion
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)