room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
class; heading; group; category
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
until now; so far; up to the present
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
sharing; division; draw; tie
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
scenery; scene; landscape
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...