peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
cheap article; poor-quality article
person of common sense; common sense man
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
large number (of); many; majority
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
innermost depths of one's heart
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
to push aside; to brush aside
(turned out) all right in the end
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
piece of evidence; evidence
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous