(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
stifled (laughter); simmering
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
long coat; full-length coat
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
tokkōfuku; type of long jacket worn by bōsōzoku biker gang members, etc.
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
a second time; again; once more; twice
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
large amount of money; great cost
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to make merry; to be festive
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to call the roll; to take attendance
results; record; grades; marks
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
(act of) writing on a blackboard
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case