interference; intervention; meddling
thorough; exhaustive; complete
indeed; really; truly; very much
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
another prefecture; other prefectures
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
debt collection; debt collector
that's a different matter; that's a different story
female high-school student
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
passenger; rider; good rider
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with