junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
without; but if; otherwise; or else
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
fake passport; forged passport
and then; and so; and; so then
arrest; apprehension; capture
police; police officer; police station
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
no!; no no!; no, not at all
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
contract; compact; agreement
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
financials; on the funding (capital) side
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
region; limits; stage; level