area; domain; territory; field; range; region
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to push away; to push aside; to shove
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
no, not like that (but like this)
connection; link; relationship
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
due form; official; formality
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
the way back; the way home; return trip
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
even if; even though; however; no matter how
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to run through; to run past
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)