speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to switch off; to turn off
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
power; authority; jurisdiction
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
creation; Creation (by God)
creation (of the universe); the Creation
failed at every attempt; defeated in every (match, battle, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)