very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
lecture attendance; auditing
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
infant; baby; little child
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
performance of one's official duties
income category for calculating social insurance payments; renumeration category
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
the same ratio or percentage
the same amount of money; the same sum; the same price
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to sniff out; to get wind of
how long; how far; how much
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking