to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
number one; first; best; most; game; round
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
senior high school; high school
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
right beside; close to; nearby
two persons; two people; pair; couple