production (e.g. play); direction
reality; actuality; hard fact
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
out of character; unlike one
to think too much; to be over-concerned
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
the scruff or nape of the neck
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
semi-transparent; translucent
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
internal conditions; true state of affairs
every person; each one; everybody
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)