leadership; initiative; spearhead
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
invitation; introduction; temptation
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
superior; excellent; fine
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
discipline; training; teaching manners
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to have a smattering knowledge of
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
last days; the end; one's fate
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
management; administration; operation
children's home; child care institution; orphanage