mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
to serve; to work for; to attend
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
underworld; underside of society
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
to move (house); to change residence
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
slightly early; just before
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
coming out (disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity); revealing (e.g. something embarrassing); disclosure; announcement
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
gyro; gyroscope; gyro; gyrocompass
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
leaving school during a term
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
established fact; fait accompli
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
try; attempt; try (rugby)
so-so; tolerable; passable
future; possible; potential; prospective
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)