distinctive; characteristic
area; region; district; locality
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
fate; destiny; predestination
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
(courteous) invitation; call
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to be kind to; to treat kindly
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
professor; teaching; instruction
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest