practice by repetition; learning by rote
rising; ascending; climbing
illegal channel; back channel; black market
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
material; substance; matter
penetration; permeation; transmission
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to have the privilege of doing
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to distribute; to hand out
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight