perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
plagiarism; plagiarised work
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
N-system (automatic number-plate recognition system)
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
and; thereupon; because of that
incident; affair; happening; event
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to spread; to be propagated
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
anything and everything; just about everything
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
alone; by oneself; on one's own
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
digital voice recorder; field recorder
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
social; societal; societary
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
settlement negotiation (insurance)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
world; society; people; the public
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection