to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
space (room, area, outer space)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
schoolgirl; female student
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
thought; consideration; thinking
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
observation; survey; watching
eccentric; crank; oddball
mental derangement; insanity; psychosis
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
school nurse; nurse-teacher; health teacher
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
major subject; special study