in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
wrong; different; not like that
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
particularly; only; in the case of
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
participation; joining; entry; adherence
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
prefectural assembly member
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
one's possessions; ownership
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
property; fortune; means; assets
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
influence; clout; leverage
postcard; memo; note; card
letter; missive; note; mail
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
having not the slightest idea
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up