tragic but brave; heroic; grim
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
marriage proposal; courtship
absence due to illness; sick leave
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
town; city; municipal; urban
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to make a fool of (someone)
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
how many people; a number of people
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
piling shame on top of shame
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
familiar spirit; familiar
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
while; even though; despite
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required