sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to have a talk; to tell a story
society; public; community; social studies
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
leadership; initiative; spearhead
of course; certainly; naturally
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
derailment; digression; deviation
split; division; break up
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
entire world; whole world; world stage
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion