supplementary examination
to fall in love (with); to love
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
successively; one after another
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
psychological description
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
actor; actress; player; performer
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
script; screenplay; scenario
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
human relations; personal relationships
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful