pieces; scraps; disconnected
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
study; research; investigation
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
absolutely; positively; decidedly
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to walk away; to walk off
molester; groper; masher; pervert
degenerate; pervert; deviant
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
not permitting; not authorizing
to remove; to move out of the way
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
series of holidays with one or two workdays in between
fifth day of the month; five days
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
number on back of player's shirt; uniform number; shirt number
morning training (e.g. before school)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
entrance; admission; entering
blank space; margin; blank canvas
round shape; circle; circular form
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
casualties; the killed and wounded
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase