breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
manners; behavior; behaviour
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to lose contact
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
management; administration; operation
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to fall from heaven (the sky)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
signs of rain; threat of rain
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews