authority; power; influence
member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade); muntin; mullion; member
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
treating (someone) like an object
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
being fond of children; person fond of children
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
student guidance; student counseling
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
guardians; parents; father and older brother
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
study of foreign languages; linguistics
truancy; school non-attendance
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
forced laugh; forced smile
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
deputy head teacher; vice principal
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
pure heart; naivete; innocence
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
retainer; retinue; servant
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
one way or the other; either way
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred