arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
surely; certainly; without doubt
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to blame; to find fault with
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
within; inside of; less than
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
Japanese film; Japanese painting
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era
to feel depressed; to be down
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
occasional; infrequent; rare
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
process; course; mechanism
motherland; fatherland; native country
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
one's cherished opinion; pet theory