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
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
person of culture; cultured person
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience