near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
victim; injured party; sufferer
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
primary school; elementary school; grade school
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
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
irregular employment; atypical employment
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
status of residence; visa status; immigration status
immigration (and emigration) control
refugee status determination; refugee recognition; certification of refugee status
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning