contract; compact; agreement
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
good-quality; superior in quality
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
rural district; farming area
(written) contract; agreement
environment; surroundings; circumstances
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
thought; consideration; thinking
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to bring back; to restore
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
climax; peak; zenith; apex
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
timewise; temporal; chronal
in the morning; during the morning
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person