to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
retainer; vassal; servant
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
immigration check; immigration inspection
information campaign; awareness program
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
school building; schoolhouse
educational institution; educational facilities
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
physiotherapist; physical therapist
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
red beard; person with a red beard; Westerner; Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)
manners; behavior; behaviour
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
information board; building directory
repaying a kindness; gratitude
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
the nine nearest generations of relatives
colonization; colonisation
independence movement; mutually independent
comprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic; encompassing
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
inner citadel; core; center; centre
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
education world or circles