elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
professor; teaching; instruction
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(courteous) invitation; call
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to torment; to torture; to harass
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
fate; destiny; predestination
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
head; brains; intellect; understanding
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)