unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
surrounding at a distance
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
prohibition; inhibition; ban
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
another thing; exception; special case
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
some people; a few people; several people
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
preface; introduction; preamble
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely