elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
wearing one's hair in braids
system; institution; organization; organisation
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
strategy meeting; council of war
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
spring day; spring sunlight
special treatment; priority
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
girls' or women's division or section
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
large amount of money; great cost
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration