school tradition; school customs; school spirit
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
feebleness; weakness; weak
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
viewing as a problem; problematizing
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
home area; home town; local
influential person; man of importance
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
spreading baseless information to benefit one's own position in the stock market (etc.); statement that is beneficial to oneself
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)