participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
one of these days; someday; one day
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to be opposite; to face each other
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
beyond imagination; unimaginable
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
municipal office; council; city hall
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to have an idea; to have a clue
ago; since; before; previous
root; source; origin; cause
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only