student preparing to re-take initially failed university entrance examinations
social responsibility; social accountability
young man; boy; son (of one's master, employer, etc.); husband; (male) lover; dear
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to creep about; to crawl around
homeless people (living on the street)
initial investigation (by police)
north-northeast; north-north-east
119; ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number
extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)
performing music in the street; busking
self-immolation; burning oneself to death; suicide by fire
anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape
under the tracks; area under the girders of a railway or highway (often used for shops, bars, etc.)
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
poly-; polyethylene; police; polyphonic
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
disabled person; handicapped person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water