beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
great difference; major mistake
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
persecution complex; paranoia
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
ornamental ridge-end tile
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
bent back; hunchback; stoop
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
exploitation; overuse; abuse
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity