head of the student council; president of the student council
election; selection; choice
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
choices; alternatives; options
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
(not) even once; (not) ever
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pure and innocent; immaculate
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
dodgy dealings; monkey business
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
deviation; departure; omission
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly