lack of self-reliance; depending on others
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
commencing with; including
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to burrow through; to dig through
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
different opinion; objection
to capture; to seize; to plunder
calamity; disaster; accident
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
powerful person; influential person
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
locker room; changing room; dressing room
small bag of snack food (cookies, potato chips, etc.)
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
with a broad grin; smirking
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to underrate; to make light of
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
reinforcement; strengthening
this school; the school in question
laws of nature; physical laws; physics