dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
party-internal; within the party
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
certain; definite; clear; credible
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
social status; social position; social standing
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
rich person; wealthy person
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
hills and fields; hill and dale