rationality; reasonableness
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
senior high school student
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
some people; a few people; several people
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to be too numerous; to be too much
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
whole story; full picture; full particulars
difficult to ...; hard to ...
image of (an ideal) person
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
denaturation; degeneration
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
interference; intervention; meddling
impossible; unlikely; improbable
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out