painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
cabinet (of a government); ministry
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
meaning; significance; sense
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
(period of) a year; during an era
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
official announcement; proclamation
coincident with; while; simultaneously
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
article; news story; report; account
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
matter for mutual congratulation
utmost limit; extremity; result
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
merit (esp. order of merit)
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
leader; magnate; big head
innocence; being not guilty
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with