brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
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
to cry and shout; to scream
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
depravity; corruption; degradation
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
battlefield; battleground
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
minimum; at the very least
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle