tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
homecoming; returning home
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
leather; leather-bound; leathern
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
furnishings; implements; equipment
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
human intellect; knowledge
ramification; branching off
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
visual hallucination; vision
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
information; making a report (to a superior)
illicit sexual relationship
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
protest; refutation; pleading
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to order; to command; to appoint
kindness; intimacy; friendship
public and private; official and personal; government and people