national; founded and run by the central government
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
university student; college student
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
offender; criminal; culprit
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
control; check; restraint; inhibition
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate