question; inquiry; enquiry
rather than; more ... than ...
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be discordant; to have discord
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
imagination; supposition; guess
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
close; intimate; on good terms
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
society; the world; the times
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
research institute; (research) laboratory
staff member; station employee; official
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major