careful; elaborate; scrupulous
strip-searching; security check
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
matter to be checked or investigated
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to be absorbed in reading
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to entrust; to leave to a person
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
guess; conjecture; surmise
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
set meal; special (of the day)
to make an appearance; to show up
to grow taller (of people)