very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
for a while; for some time; for a period
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
decision; determination; resolution
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!