to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
delay; putting off; procrastination
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
relation; connection; relevance
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
Saitama (city, prefecture)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
attending (upon); keeping another company; being a confidant; fairy tale
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
argument based on personal impressions
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to finish reading; to read through
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to appear all together; to be all present
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
in the end; on top of that
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent