stealthily; secretly; in secret
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
repentance; confession; penitence
half and half; fifty-fifty
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
in deep black; in jet black
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
senior high school; high school
student hostel; dormitory (e.g. for factory workers)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
living together; communal life; cohabitation
construction; establishment
a laughingstock; a standing joke
to assemble; to set up; to construct
one large ...; a great ...
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
obedience; submission; resignation
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly
senior high school student
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect; insight
sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment