sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
exemption; exoneration; discharge
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
but; however; provided that
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
short pause; short interval
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
entering school; school attendance
miser; niggard; cheapskate
society; public; community; social studies
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
complementation; supplementation; completion
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
it is I who should say so
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
composite index (stock exchange); aggregate index; all-items index; CI
index; index number; exponent (e.g. in floating-point representation); characteristic
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance