vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
reading aloud; recitation
derailment; digression; deviation
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
library (usu. single-room); small library
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
priority seat; courtesy seat; seat provided in trains, buses, etc. for the use of the disabled, young children, the elderly, pregnant women, etc.
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
one by one; one after another; successively
all present; all concerned; all of us
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
principal occupation; core business
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
municipal office; council; city hall