persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
how many years; how long; what year
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
finding employment; getting a job
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
third-year student; third-year pupil
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
from the beginning; from scratch
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
nothing but; except; no more than
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
instability; insecurity; crankiness
the times; the world; society
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...