-less; lacking; non-existing
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
in terms of; from the point of view of
softly; mildly; gently; politely
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this; our; right; justice; checking account
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
bad influence; negative influence
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
proposal; offer; request; application
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
this university; this educational establishment
long-established; old-established; traditional
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
another school; other schools
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
chance; opportunity; occasion