atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
colleagues; cronies; merry men
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
don't worry; no worries; never mind
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
start of work; commencement; opening
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
legless chair (used in a room with tatami flooring)
high grade; special grade; classy
sycophancy; toadying; apple-polishing; sesame seed grinding
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
white; correction fluid; white-out
adding up; totalling; totaling
to teach; to take a teaching job
protest; refutation; pleading
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
high achiever; student with good academic results
left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
while studying; presently studying