prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
tail (animal); tail end; tip
that's a different matter; that's a different story
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
deviation; departure; omission
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
something or other; somehow
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to watch over; to watch attentively
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
servant; manservant; menial
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
questioning (e.g. by police)
to be worried; to be troubled
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
female university student; female college student
picturesque; pictorial; graphic