to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
enemy territory; hostile place
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
education or school expenses
decoration; ornament; trimmings
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
this school; the school in question
application for admittance to a school
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
rare; extraordinary; singular