what with this and that; for a number of reasons
head of the student council; president of the student council
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
monster cat; cat with magical powers
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
very much; very many; more and more
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
than; from; out of; except; but; more
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
annual (plant); first-year student
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
sailor suit; middy uniform
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding