distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
university student; college student
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
as usual; as is one's habit
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to half-rise to one's feet
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
bureau director; office chief
grasp; catch; understanding
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
(necessary) personnel; required person
on the occasion of; at the time of
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
Saitama Institute of Technology
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
professor; teaching; instruction
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)