cram school; private tutoring school; juku
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
helper; assistant; second
large intestine; large bowel; colon
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
intestinal; inside the intestines
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be manageable; to be able to handle
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
as many (people) as possible
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to become settled; to be fixed