handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
private seal; personal seal; unregistered seal; informal seal; signet
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
system; institution; organization; organisation
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
blood relationship; blood relative
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
highly (renowned, praised, reputed, etc.)
one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to cover up; to hush up; to shroud in darkness; to have a secret abortion
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
in one's hands; in one's control
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
this much; to this extent; to this degree
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
rewriting (e.g. of a book); renewal (of a license, bond, etc.); transfer (of ownership); putting (something) in another's name