oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
incident; affair; happening; event
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
calamity; disaster; accident
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
protest; refutation; pleading
here and there; in places
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to ask a question of (a person)
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry