study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
nonchalantly; without a care
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
several types; several kinds; several species
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
build; physique; frame; constitution
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings