seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
candlelight service (e.g. in a church); ceremony during a wedding reception where the bride and the groom go from table to table lighting a candle at each
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
Buddha's death; very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
six-year secondary school (type of school introduced in the 1998 revision of the Japanese School Education Law)
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
school for the handicapped; special school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pupil; student; schoolchild
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
if you think about it; come to think of it
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
proper; right; reasonable
elementary and middle school pupils
revision (of text); alteration; change