distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
going around; patrol; round; tour
work; business; company; study
control; management; supervision
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
personality; style; appearance
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
(temporary) closure of school
wind music; wind instrument music
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to work hard; to work diligently
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
established practice; custom
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to defy conventional wisdom