stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
class; heading; group; category
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
as if nothing had happened
dealing with; coping with
home environment; family environment
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
murder; homicide; manslaughter
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
strict order; peremptory command
perfect attendance and punctuality (at school or work)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to pretend; to act (as if)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
hot topic; talk of the town
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers