current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
opposite side; other side; other party
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to crawl on one's stomach; to lie on one's stomach
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
although there are many of them
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
guardian; protector; patron; parent
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
free ticket; free admission ticket
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
of great promise; with a promising future
young person; youth; young
police identification card
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular