thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
first day of the month; the first of the month
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
magazine; journal; periodical
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
grounds; charge; suspicion
to investigate; to examine
to pass (of time); to elapse
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
deadly serious; deadly earnest
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
single word; a few words; brief comment
Japanese company active abroad; company partly funded by Japanese nationals
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to fire into; to shoot into
destruction; collapse; crumbling
hey there; I say; see here
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
resistance against Japanese aggression; anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
serious; severe; grave; acute
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
article; news story; report; account
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
Home Ministry Police Affairs Bureau (1876-1947)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together