reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
surroundings; circumference
stepwise; one step at a time
misanthropy; misanthropist
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
optimism; taking an optimistic view
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
synthetic leather; artificial leather; leatherette
to cross the line; to go too far
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
silence; stillness; quietness
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
synchronization; synchronized swimming
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to remove; to move out of the way
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust); upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
grey-brown; gray-brown; dun
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout