shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
everything; anything; nothing
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
human relations; personal relationships
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to amuse oneself; to make merry
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
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)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
defense; defence; protection
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
postgraduate course; graduate course; graduate program; graduate school (of)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
auditor; auditing student
schoolgirl; female student
general; popular; common; typical
women's college; women's university
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
still (continuing); as ever; further
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)