laws of nature; physical laws; physics
elementary particle; particle
another prefecture; other prefectures
middle and high-school students
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
family-oriented; familial
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
high-capacity; high-volume
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
play equipment; playground equipment
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to say no more; to sink into silence
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
preparatory phase; preparatory period
surrounding at a distance
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
beauty contest to name Miss ...
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
a long time (since the last time)
unavoidable; this is it; this is the end; left with no choice; it's all over now