alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
expulsion; excommunication
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to straighten; to correct; to cure; to falsify
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
prohibition; ban; embargo
to cease; to stop; to be over
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
to affect; to impact; to influence
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
difficult problem or question
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
addition; increase; Canada
reduction of armaments; disarmament
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
(entrance) examination hell
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
official duties; office; function