seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unidentifiable; unidentified
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
guardian; protector; patron; parent
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
police; police officer; police station