to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
persistence; single-mindedness
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
manners; courtesy; etiquette
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
bolt from the blue; great surprise
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
sense of duty (obligation)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
in the same way as; just like
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment