root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
motive power; driving force
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
if so; in that case; in that situation
inclination; tendency; nature; character
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
out-of-school; off-campus
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything