remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to stare back (at); to glare back
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
most part; greater part; majority
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
school festival; campus festival
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
excursion; field trip; school trip
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to distribute; to hand out
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
striking; remarkable; considerable
process; course; mechanism
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to make sense; to be meaningful
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
fraction (part of); decimal fraction
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host
to plunder; to grab; to snatch