opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to listen again; to ask again
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
alone; by oneself; on one's own
late at night; deep in the night
the other night; a few nights ago
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
student (esp. a university student)
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
although I say; although one might say; although called
at once; immediately; right now
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
bluff; false show of power; bold front
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
professor; teaching; instruction
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)