although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
one's post; place of work; workplace
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
go that far; to that extent
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
police; police officer; police station
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
present; gift; to give a present or gift
of course; certainly; naturally
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty