judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
tradition; legend; folklore
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
the literary world; literary circles
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
government office; agency; board
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to prostrate oneself before
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to finish; to end; to close
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
absolutely; positively; decidedly
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
annual (plant); first-year student
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
at least; at most; (even) just