chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
sports ground; playing field; playground
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
apparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
doorkeeper; doorman; porter
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
sound of the autumn wind; sound of the fall wind
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to translate; to interpret
stealthily; secretly; in secret
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
local news section; the city desk
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
dry riverbed; river beach
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank