at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
detached; aloof; indifferent
monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
the whole day; all the day
special training; intensive training; crash course
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
school nurse; nurse teacher; health teacher
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
university town; college town
student accommodation; student dormitory
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
(brute) force; using all one's might
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty