peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
study group; study meeting
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
study; pursuit of knowledge
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
living together; communal life; cohabitation
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
expertise; experience; knowledge
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
interview (e.g. for a job)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
decision; settlement; definition
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
husband and wife; married couple