contradiction; inconsistency
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
back country; remote countryside
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
scenery; scene; landscape
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
history; pedigree; lineage
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
destination (one is heading towards); goal
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
education world or circles
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
educator; teacher; educationalist
personnel exchange; people-to-people exchange
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
university town; college town
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
proper; respectable; decent; honest
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
research publication; scholarly publication
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to show up; to appear; to turn up
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
and then; in addition to that; also; even so