nuisance phone call; spam phone call
malignancy; viciousness; underhandedness
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad
sales company; distributor
membership registration; subscription; member enrolment
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
this school; the school in question
information discovery; disclosure of information
sudden change; sudden turn
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
out-of-school; off-campus
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to be full of pride; to be boastful
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
method of bringing up; method of raising
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
the right person in the right place