covering; protection; backing; relief
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
affidavit; deposition; testimony
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
komejirushi; Japanese punctuation mark similar in usage to an asterisk
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
family vacation; family trip
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
cross mark; demerit mark; an X