combined junior high and high school
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
vice; immorality; corruption
proletariat; lower classes
general public; the masses
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
preparation; arrangements
exhibition; display; putting on show
innocence; being not guilty
going to and fro; back and forth
installment; instalment; premium; bill
actor; actress; player; performer
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
association; union; guild
caller; visitor; company; guest
fluent (in a language); flowing
dodgy dealings; monkey business
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)