one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
mountain range; mountain belt
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
good-natured; of good character
tendency; trend; inclination
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
import; importation; introduction; afferent
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
being universally acceptable; being suitable for all; being popular with many people
nature; property; disposition
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
individual differences; personal equation
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to have the privilege of doing
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to slide into; to slip into
to get out of shape; to lose shape