to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
general idea; concept; notion
absence due to illness; sick leave
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
attendance; presence; appearance
financier; business leader
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
development; exploitation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
agricultural land; farmland
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
landowner; landlord; landlady
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
being upright and cleanhanded
superior; excellent; fine
household; home; family; housekeeping
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
reality; actuality; hard fact
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
silence (not speaking); muteness
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
in history; ever; historical
rare; extraordinary; singular
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress