cram school; private tutoring school; juku
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
settling down; quieting down; cooling down; stillness; quiet; tranquility
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
a little bit; a little while
that said; that being said
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
matter for the police; brush with the law
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
total (money); full amount; sum
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to mind; to care; to worry
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
fruit knife; paring knife
broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish); deba knife
to come to one's senses; to calm down
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
bento; Japanese box lunch
telephone call; telephone (device)
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
taste; liking; preference
infancy; childhood; tender age