feeling of calmness and relaxation
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
standard equipment; standard feature
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
value; worth; virtue; blessing
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
as many (people) as possible
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
distinguished war service; merit of war
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to make a fool of someone
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
flaring up; bursting into flames
each individual; each person
thorough; exhaustive; complete
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment