with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
home; household; family; hearth
urban area; urban district
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
town; city; municipal; urban
high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
death penalty; capital punishment
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
human rights; civil liberties
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
belief; faith; conviction
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
second (unit of time); arc second
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess