den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
member of the Lower House
recyclable garbage; recyclable waste
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
to exaggerate; to overstate
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
sending home; repatriation; deportation
initialization (of a variable); initialisation; formatting (a disk); initialization; initialization (of a device); (factory) reset
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
power of the state; government authority
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
remaining silent; keeping secret
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
means; way; method; measure
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting