preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
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
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
just because; even if; even though
company person; company man; company woman; corporate soldier
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
imagination; supposition; guess
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
married woman; another's wife
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
for example; for instance; e.g.
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
walking briskly; determinedly