operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
determination; resolution
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
north entrance; north exit
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
in that manner; like that
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
weird; disgusting; sickening
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school