consumption; expenditure; spending
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
Japanese (people, language, style)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
memories; recollections; reminiscence
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
ray (of light); beam; light
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)