(temporary) closure of school
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
one's share; one's portion
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
draw; tie; quits; even; square
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to attack; to assault; to assail
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight