evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
university education; college education (training)
bureau director; office chief
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
approval; license; licence; permission
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tail (animal); tail end; tip
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
by today; before the day is over
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
one day; (on) a certain day
private; exclusive; secret
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
one more time; once more; once again
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
morality; moral principles
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
indictment; prosecution; complaint
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
river; stream; River; the ... river