loveable; very likeable; like very much
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
one's post; place of work; workplace
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
with these words; while saying
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
Immigration Bureau; Immigration Office
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
stairs; stairway; staircase
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo