lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to give a broad grin; to smirk
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
social; societal; societary
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
self-defense; self-defence
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal