self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
cram school student; student of a private-tutoring school
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
throughput; processing power
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
bureau director; office chief
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
door; gate; opening; title page
sorry; excuse me; thank you
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp