cram school; private tutoring school; juku
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
how much; how many; to what extent
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
correspondence notebook (e.g. between teacher and parents); contact notebook; communication notebook
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
something or other; anything
receipt; cash-register slip
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
review (of learned material); revision
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
essence; true nature; substance; reality
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook