listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
(being) face to face; facing each other
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
atrocious crime; heinous crime
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
pronunciation; production of sound
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
translation into Japanese
rebirth; new birth; nascent
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
confinement (indoors, to quarters, etc.)
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
liberation movement; emancipation movement
calming down; quieting down
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
to be dumbfounded; to be taken aback; to be rattled
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded