suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
schedule; program; programme; agenda
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
excursion; field trip; school trip
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
lower region; lower part; region below
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
practical problem; practical matter
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
retirement; resignation; stepping down
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
dated; date; fixed; external
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
remarkable; striking; obvious
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
democratic nation; democratic country
objection; dissent; protest
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
president (of a society); chairman
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
candidate (for an election)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion