simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
2nd day of the month; two days
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
extended leave; long vacation
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
top of the head; crown of the head
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
handbook; manual; guide; primer
as a child; when one was a child
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)