to punish; to penalize; to penalise
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
society; public; community; social studies
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
abusive language; violent language; wild words
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
essence; true nature; substance; reality
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
finding employment; getting a job
influence; effect; impact
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
studies; schoolwork; classwork
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
correction; revision; rectification
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking