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pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

2

dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

9

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

the ocean; the great deep

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

2

vitality; energy; dynamism

1

to communicate

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

4

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe

1

distribution; allotment

1

carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip

1

proper use; using (different things) for different purposes

1

meaning; called; said

3

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

end; conclusion

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)

2

choices; alternatives; options

4

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

to grasp; to get

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

4

teaching licence; teacher's license

2

whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

3

teacher; instructor

7

occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

1

to have an interest (in)

1

employment examination

3

the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty

1

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

1

engagement ring

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

2

to help each other; to cooperate

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

1

accumulation; cumulative; accumulated

1

privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk

2

to become settled; to be fixed

2

unnecessary; needless

1

to become clear; to be made public

1

faculty of education

1

series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

5

to get change back; to be more than enough

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

only the results matter; it's all about the results

1

society; the world; the times

1

(turned out) all right in the end

1