rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
particularly; only; in the case of
function; facility; faculty; feature
(not) even once; (not) ever
that day; the very same day
to order; to command; to appoint
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
deep emotion; strong feelings
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
coming and going; commuting
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
letter; missive; note; mail
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
children's story; fairy tale
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
future (usually near); prospects
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
news of someone's death; obituary
duty; obligation; responsibility
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling