it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to fan; to incite; to instigate
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
naturalization; naturalisation
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
sunlight; rays of the Sun
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
stopping functioning; being out of service
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
on the occasion of; at the time of
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
relaxation; recreation; recess
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
one grade; first-class; primary
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
the big two...; two major...; two main...
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to be relieved of one's post
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)