abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
closing time; lockup; curfew
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
poor (academic) performance; poor (business) results (showing)
progress; advance; improvement; development
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
above-mentioned; above-named; above
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
results; record; grades; marks
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
all (there is); as long as there is
leaving everything up to someone else
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
succession; continuation; series; sequence
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
police officer; policeman; constable
arrest; apprehension; capture
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
throwaway; disposable; single-use
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
to make a vow; to take an oath
passion; enthusiasm; zeal