person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to have an idea; to have a clue
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
relatively; comparatively
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
inscrutable; incomprehensible
correction; revision; amendment
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to be flexible; to be accommodating
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
again; once more; a second time
close; intimate; on good terms
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's Week (festivities)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
cutting the New Year's rice cake (January 11th); traditional breaking of a sake cask at weddings, receptions, etc.
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
the world in general; society; convention
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
genuine; authentic; true; real
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
age difference; disparity in age; age gap