(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
way; course; the only way
marriage proposal; courtship
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
white (complexion); fair-skinned
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
hiding one's embarrassment
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
literature; books (reference); document
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
incident; affair; happening; event
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
use; utilization; utilisation; application
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
due form; official; formality
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than