present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
dealing with; coping with
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
hospitalization; hospitalisation
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
school nurse; nurse-teacher; health teacher
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
although I say; although one might say; although called
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
indicate reason; infers some protest
calamity; misfortune; disaster
license; permit; licence; certificate
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my