principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
distrust of (other) human beings
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
literally; to the letter; literal
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to ask; to enquire; to query
contrary to one's expectations
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
one's original family name; maiden name
surname; family name; last name
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
questions and answers; dialogue