presence (impressive quality)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
main school; principal school; this school; our school
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
minority group (party); minority
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to order; to command; to appoint
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
photo email (sent from mobile phone)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
close to the wall; alongside the wall
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less