complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
guess; speculation; supposition
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
matter of time; question of time
neighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures
(temporary) closure of school
reopening; resumption; restarting
many; a lot; much; multitude
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
dodgy dealings; monkey business
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
to help each other; to cooperate
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
practice; practising; training; study
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
talking while standing; standing around talking
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
act of terror; terrorist attack
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
sovereign; emperor; monarch
good person; virtuous person
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to return a favor (favour); to repay
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
contrived; false-sounding