training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
one room apartment; studio apartment
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
British made; made in Britain
each nation; many nations; many countries
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very