space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
elder sister; older female friend
curious; strange; unusual
arts and sciences; liberal arts
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
act of mercy; helping another person
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
heave-ho!; one-two-three heave!
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
change of occupation; career change
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
of no interest; not interested
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
way of talking; speaking style
the opposite direction; the other way
historical archive; library of historical records
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
have a pain in one's chest
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking