fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
badge of rank; rank insignia
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
in terms of; from the point of view of
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
hateful; detestable; loathsome
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all