severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
to paint (draw) a picture
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
inspection; examination; checking
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
late at night; at a late hour
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
elevator landing; elevator hall
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
results; record; grades; marks
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
private tutor; coach; governess