sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
year in, year out; always; 24-7
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
school rules; school regulations
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
friendly relations; social relations; social life
as (for); for; in the capacity of
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
stealthily; secretly; in secret
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
weakening; emaciation; decline
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
memory; ability to remember
to be second to none (in)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
leadership skill; leadership ability
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
all; entire; whole; altogether