to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
flight; desertion; escape
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in the prefecture; prefectural
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
victim; injured party; sufferer
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
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
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
junior high school student; middle school pupil