position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
female high-school student
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
educator; teacher; educationalist
person making threats; intimidator
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to employ; to hire; to charter
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
leaving school during a term
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
resignation; acceptance; consolation
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
true character; real nature
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
concealment; suppression; hiding
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)