exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
operation; functioning; running
at the present time; as of now; at this time
care; precaution; guarding; caution
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to repeat; to do something over again
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
perception; sensing; noticing
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
strict order; peremptory command
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
corridor; hallway; passageway
all night long; all through the night
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly