another; different; something else
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
private school; non-government school
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
connection; link; relationship
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
edge of the eaves; house frontage
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
height of; middle of; full bloom
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
normalcy; normality; normal