classification; categorization; sorting
(historical) investigation
cutting in line; queue jumping
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
forcibly; against one's will
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
new dialect; new regional dialect
strategist; tactician; schemer
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
Chūgoku Retaliation (military maneuver by Hideyoshi Hashiba in 1582)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
about when; about what time; how soon
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
vast stock of books; bookstore; bookshop
the same book; the said book; ibid.
Saitama (city, prefecture)