correspondence notebook (e.g. between teacher and parents); contact notebook; communication notebook
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
human relations; personal relationships
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
one day; (on) a certain day
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
offender; criminal; culprit
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
observation; survey; watching
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
newly appointed; inaugural
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
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.)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period