dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
most part; greater part; majority
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to work hard at one's lessons
to take a veneer off something
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
description; describing; depicting
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
senility; dotage; decrepitude
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility