irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
frequency (of occurrence)
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
ending theme; closing theme music
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
parts; accessories; components
to complete decisively; to do to completion
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
entry; going into; approach
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
near; nearby; not far off
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company