civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to jump up and down; to hop
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to rise; to erect; to get up
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
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taking the entrance examination for a school without regard for one's chances of passing
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens