elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
student guidance; student counseling
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
regular time; stated period
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; first two anniversaries of a person's death
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
family; members of a family
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
six (long cylindrical things)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
cooperation; coordination; link
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
the same generation; coeval
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering