self-determination; suicide
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
surely; certainly; without doubt
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
truancy; school non-attendance
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
incompetent; have no merit
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
transcript of results; report of results
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name