to gape; to open one's mouth wide
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
very great; enormous; serious
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
major war; great war; world war
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
small fraction; small proportion
official announcement; proclamation
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
party; set; gang; company; person
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding