negative personality; asocial type
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
acceleration; speeding up
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
benjamin fig (Ficus benjamina); weeping fig; ficus
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
by today; before the day is over
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
deposit and withdrawal (of money); receiving and making payments
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
amount of money; sum of money
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to head home; to leave for home
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie