design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
outsider; someone outside of a group
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
another school; other schools
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
treatment (of a person); dealing with
attendance (at school); going to school
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
system; institution; organization; organisation
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
deputy head teacher; vice principal
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
vertically structured society
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern