lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
self-justification; excuse
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
intuition; instinct; hunch
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
sleeping without turning over
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
to cause to swell; to inflame
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
schoolgirl; female student
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels