active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
had better ...; had better not ...
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
due form; official; formality
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
illegitimate child; secret love child
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
older brother; elder brother
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
follow-up report; further news
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)