to find out; to discover; to locate
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
final; eventual; ultimate
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
periodic; regular; routine
tuning (an instrument); temperament
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
calm; composed; cool; quiet
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
person who introduces someone; introducer
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
going to the hospital regularly for treatment; attending hospital as an outpatient
experience; history; record; career
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour