violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
speech and conduct; words and deeds
one by one; in detail; minutely
fast-talking; rapid talking
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
health; healthy; sound; fit
life; living; I; me; student
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
sunlight; rays of the Sun
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
powder snow; powdery snow
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
illumination; decorative lighting
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
journal; magazine; periodical
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
in swarms; in great crowds
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
Japanese person; Japanese people
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)