faculty; professorate; group of professors
top university; leading university; first-rate university
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
witness stand; witness box
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
the prosecution; prosecution side
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
complete recovery; healing
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
that year; same year; same age
hills and fields; countryside
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
love triangle; eternal triangle
method of bringing up; method of raising
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
feeling of envy; jealous feeling