investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
something or other; somehow
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
servant; manservant; menial
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
student of a women's college; female university student
picturesque; pictorial; graphic
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
early on; earlier on; from early
(having) two choices; choice between two things
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor