misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
sailor suit; middy uniform
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
this and that; one thing or another
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
making constant reference to
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
directions; instructions; usage method
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to cause a person trouble
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
senior high school; high school
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
confabulation; fabrication
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)