to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
everything; anything; nothing
preference; priority; precedence
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to discuss; to talk together
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
superiority; predominance
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
very; much; greatly; a lot of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
that is to say; so that means
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
society; the world; the times
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished