annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to choke; to have trouble breathing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
special; particular; peculiar; unique
technical skill; ability; capacity
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(overnight) stay; lodging
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
contradiction; inconsistency
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
design; idea; conception; plan
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation