payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
very; greatly; exceedingly
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
interception (email); wiretap; bug
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
annual (plant); first-year student
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
common people; ordinary people; masses
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
all over Japan; throughout Japan
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
firm; strong; solid; stable
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
about when; about what time; how soon
handful; small amount; small number
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
meaning; connotation; denotation
drama; play; Chinese opera
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision