cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to name; to call; to christen; to term
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
different opinion; objection
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to gather; to collect; to assemble
new graduate; new graduates
how long; how much; to what extent
don't you think?; indicates question
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
double; twice (as much); twofold
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
one's school; school one attends or works at
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master