part time (school system)
river; stream; River; the ... river
senior high school; high school
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
standing (for a long period of time); continuing to stand
to ask; to enquire; to query
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
possessed of a strong sense of duty
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end