a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
even though; despite; when
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
at once; immediately; right now
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
social; societal; societary
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)