direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
whichever one chooses; either way
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
simmering; (boiling) gently
removing scum (from a broth, etc.); skimming off scum
escape; skipping (a class); cutting class; escape (key); escapement (clock mechanism)
non-prescription glasses (worn as a fashion accessory); fake glasses; lensless glasses
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
turning to the right; right turn
going to and fro; back and forth
apartment building; housing complex
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
woman; female; feminine gender
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
about; concerning; related to; -ish
then; and (then); in that case; if so
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
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