shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
society; public; community; social studies
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
outsider; someone outside of a group
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
holy tree; sacred tree; Christmas tree
(large) building; public building; hall
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
very young; little; childish; immature
elementary and middle schools
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to squeeze out; to wring out
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
this world; this life; world of the living
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
you could say that; that might be so
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like