parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
person of doubtful origin
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
(having experienced) many battles
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to take on a role; to take part
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
shady; underhanded; questionable
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
being frank; going so far as to say
to pluck; to pick; to nip off