two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
self-centeredness; self-centredness; selfishness; egotism; egoism
spirit of true craftsman; (craftsman's) pride in his work
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
live music or performance
gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
practice by repetition; learning by rote
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
very much; very many; more and more
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to look down on; to make light of
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
image; figure; figure; form; image
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
the whole day; all the day
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
watering hole; watering place
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to be embarrassed; to lose face
useless resistance; vain struggle
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to