head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
just a minute; small quantity
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
conviction; belief; confidence
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
the opposite sex; isomerism
society; public; community; social studies
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
drink money; drinking money
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to demand money; to pester; to extort
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
another school; other schools