authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
story; tale; talk; discussion
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
100,000,000; one hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
offender; criminal; culprit
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
child's tear-stained face
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
settlement; solution; resolution
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
identifying signal; recognition signal; (radio) call sign
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)