plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
Japanese (school) lunchroom; Japanese (school) cafeteria
double-glazed window; double window; storm window
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
district; section; sector
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
lidded; covered; container with a lid
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
mass movement; popular movement
personal feelings; self-interest
essence; true nature; substance; reality
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
woman who is obsessed with the education of her children
to take into consideration
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
scrofulosis; being in delicate health; lymphatic temperament
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
relieving oneself; going to the toilet; finishing one's business
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful