town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
seat at a table; place at a table
unqualified; without qualifications
in low spirits; dejected; sad
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
articles; supplies; parts
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
special training; intensive training; crash course
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
report card; result sheet
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
to lose a closely fought contest
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
this and that; one thing and another
extended leave; long vacation
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year