to keep a watchful eye on
critical condition; being on the verge of death
your body; your health; yourself; you
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
deep-seated grudge; hatred
within the sphere of influence (of)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
popular person; favorite; favourite
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
long ago; a long time ago; already
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
smuggling (people); stowing away
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
gathering clouds; group of clouds
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to sniff out; to get wind of
cache; place to hide something
legal; lawful; legitimate
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
legalization; legalisation
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
secrecy; highly classified information