participation; joining; entry; adherence
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
right in the center (centre)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
club activities; extracurricular activities
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
disinformation; false information
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
many; much; plenty; hardly
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
nightlife; night amusements
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
after school (at the end of the day)