morning; forenoon; just before noon
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
incident resulting in injury
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
(your, his, her) daughter
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to call out; to ask someone to come
urgency; exigency; emergency
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life