to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
temporary absence from school
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
from the viewpoint of; according to
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
another's parent; another's parents
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
as everyone knows; needless to point out
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
department store; department
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
Japanese person; Japanese people
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to spit out; to eject; to dump
town; city; municipal; urban
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat