lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
take (e.g. in film-making)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
objection; dissent; protest
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
conference room; council room
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
strike (i.e. industrial action)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
petty underling; small fry
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
to say; to be pleased to say
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to chase; to run after; to pursue
Narita divorce; divorce of a newlywed couple upon returning (to Narita Airport) from their honeymoon abroad
to blow out; to spout out
elementary; basic; rudimentary
being startled; getting a shock
way of talking; speaking style
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
about when; about what time; how soon
hegemony; leadership; initiative
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear