to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to call out; to ask someone to come
student in a lower grade; underclassman
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
prohibition; ban; suspension; injunction
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
to rest one's chin in one's hands
double; twice (as much); twofold
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
gekiga; manga with a realistic, dramatic art style and mature themes; kamishibai; storytelling with pictures
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
woman; lady; adult female
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
carving; engraving; chiselled features
(carved) statue; sculpture
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service