check; restraint; oppression; repression
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
middle of the night; dead of night
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
putting into operation; invocation
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
summer vacation; summer holiday
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
extracurricular activities
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
what do you want?; can I help you?
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
sunlight; rays of the Sun
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
chilly; unpleasantly cold