higher rank; better position
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
sexual preference; sexual predilection
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
prejudice; bias; distorted view
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
falsely similar; counterfeit
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
preface; introduction; preamble
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
Japanese person; Japanese people
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up