invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to work without sleep or rest
real estate agent; realtor
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
government office; public office
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
long ago; already; a long time ago
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
older sister; lass; young lady
Island; insula; island; islet
application form (esp. job application)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
society; public; community; social studies