dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
beginning; outset; first; onset
management; administration; operation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
such ... as; or some such
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
participation; joining; entry; adherence
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
application; request; petition
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
after school (at the end of the day)