laboratory animal; experimental animal
dissection; autopsy; analysis
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
decapitation; decapitated head
same trade; same business; same profession
by your leave; with your permission
right of succession; right to the throne
and so; therefore; for that reason
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
rehabilitation (e.g. of disabled children)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
edge of the eaves; house frontage
quarrel; dispute; argument
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
being a good listener; good listener
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to fall off; to tumble down
deep inside; innermost place