adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
considerably; fairly; quite
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be damaged; to receive damage
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
collective responsibility; joint liability
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
the other day; a few days ago
sword play; samurai drama
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
shouting in a thunderous voice
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles