head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to flare up; to fly into a rage
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
disciplinary measures; (judicial) sanctions
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
underground train; subway
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
commuter; season-ticket passenger
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
near oneself; close to one; familiar
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
central part; heart (of a city)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
three; three years of age
suited figure; person in a suit
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders