in the meanwhile; during the time
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
double; twice (as much); twofold
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
second-year student; biennial
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
strong interaction; strong force
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven