reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
natural; intrinsic; from birth
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
accommodation charge; room rate
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
reading aloud; recitation
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
standard; average; typical; normal
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
rosary; string of prayer beads
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
simmering; (boiling) gently
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes