fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
to hide; to keep to oneself
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
separate; scattered; apart
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
head; chief; boss; leader
to name; to call; to christen; to term
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off